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The first case involved a 10-month-old boy with no underlying health conditions who was successfully treated with favorable outcomes. The second case was a 12-year-old boy with dengue fever and extensive scrotal gangrene, who recovered well after a challenging postoperative course. The third case was a 4-year-old boy who developed necrotizing scrotal infection following a second-stage hypospadias repair. 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