Cello scrotum hoax revealed


Top British doctor admits her part in hoodwinking a leading medical journal

As reported by the BBC News:

A top doctor has admitted her part in hoodwinking a leading medical journal after inventing a medical condition called “cello scrotum”. Elaine Murphy – now Baroness Murphy – dreamt up the painful complaint in the 1970s, sending a report to the British Medical Journal. She came clean when the hoax resurfaced in the 2008 Christmas edition.

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