whistling scrotum".The unidentified man, 72 and from Ohio, US, was also short of breath and had a swollen face. He quickly rushed to a hospital where scans revealed his lungs had collapsed, meaning that air was building up inside his body. READ MORE: Brit mum in ambulance after 'internal decapitation' accused of smuggling drugsThis situation was potentially life-threatening.Medics eventually worked out that an open wound on the left side of his scrotum was allowing the trapped air out, thus creating the whistling noise.
He had had surgery on his testicles five months before to reduce swelling and the wound hadn't fully healed. Medics documenting the bizarre case in the American Journal of Case Reports reckon its the first of its kind.
His lungs had collapsed due to an "excessive" amount of air floating around his body, x-rays revealed, hence why he was short of breath.
There were fears that the condition could have impacted his heart function too, so doctors wasted no time draining the air with two plastic tubes.He was sent to another hospital for further treatment but the condition worsened as the amount of trapped air continued to increase.
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