title: Erosion of magnets into the scrotum in the pediatric patient.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy presented to the emergency department complaining that he had "magnets stuck in [his] scrotum." Examination revealed a wedge of scrotal skin with a pit on each side without visible objects. A radiograph confirmed intrascrotal foreign bodies. Surgical exploration was required to remove the magnets. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of a foreign body in a child leading to pressure necrosis and erosion into the genital tract.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Urology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Juan Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Proano
authors.forename: Jeffrey S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum