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My 9 month old appears to have a painful scrotum it's also red. what do we do?

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Dr. Stephanie Chuipek answered

TO ER: Sounds like a hernia or testicular torsion - do not wait - go now.

Dr Ferguson agreed

Answered 6/18/2013

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