A man from Illinois, with dementia, was taken to a hospital after putting his genitals together with rubber bands. His penis began to rot.
The 81 year-old first went to the hospital after suffering complications from diabetes. His wife then told doctors that he had tied his scrotum with rubber bands. He would not remove them for three days.
When the man was asked about his “testicular tourniquet,” he was baffled.
An examination revealed that the man’s phallus was extremely inflamed. It had turned yellow and purple, a sign that it had begun to die.
Doctors say the man’s blood flow was halted and his “member” was damaged. They burned off the dead skin and used scalpels. They also used a catheter to release the urine that had built up. With antibiotics, the man was better in 5 days.
