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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Scrotal Abscess Mimicking Fixed Drug Eruption Under Ibuprofen Therapy: A Diagnostic Pitfall.

Youssef Maachi, Amine ELBoustani, Amine Salim Lalaoui, Amine Slaoui, Tariq Karmouni, Abdelatif Koutani, Khalid Elkhader

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Youssef MaachiDepartment of Urology B, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V University Rabat Morocco.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9787-7350
Amine ELBoustaniDepartment of Urology B, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V University Rabat Morocco.
Amine Salim LalaouiDepartment of Urology B, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V University Rabat Morocco.
Amine SlaouiDepartment of Urology B, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V University Rabat Morocco.
Tariq KarmouniDepartment of Urology B, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V University Rabat Morocco.
Abdelatif KoutaniDepartment of Urology B, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V University Rabat Morocco.
Khalid ElkhaderDepartment of Urology B, CHU Ibn Sina, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Mohamed V University Rabat Morocco.

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Abstract

Concurrent NSAID therapy can pharmacologically mask early scrotal abscess, generating a presentation that fulfills clinical and historical criteria for fixed drug eruption. Ibuprofen simultaneously acts as a recognized causative agent and suppresses infectious inflammatory signs. Normal inflammatory markers and absent fluctuation do not exclude an abscess. Early scrotal ultrasound is mandatory.

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anchoring biasdiagnostic errorfixed drug eruptionibuprofenNSAIDsscrotal abscessscrotal ultrasound

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PMCPMC13108418

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