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Mini-magnets causing scrotal emergency in a 12-year-old boy
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We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with acute scrotal pain. The history given was that he was fiddling with two mini-magnets from his PlayStation controller over his trouser zipper, where they accidentally fell and became firmly attracted together over an area of scrotal skin (figure 1). Examination revealed erythema around …
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