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Medical Malpractice Insights: A Rare Presentation – Groin pain? Nec fasc? Diabetes? Appendicitis?

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To pursue the case would require expert testimony from multiple specialties: Emergency Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care/Family Medicine, Endocrinology, General Surgery, Infectious Disease, Radiology, Nursing and Hospital Medicine. The defense would most certainly present testimony from these specialists.

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Case Report: A Rare, Urgent Testicular Complication

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He had presented to urgent care for the same complaint a week before, but did not seek follow-up at an ED despite their recommendation. Case A 37-year-old white male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) for left testicular pain, redness, and swelling.