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In cases of [[adolescent and adult circumcision| adult circumcision]], erections may cause [[wound dehiscence]] (splitting open of the surgical wound) thereby increasing the risk of infection.<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal
Sauer (1943) reported a case of staphylococcus bronchopneumonia following infant circumcision in which [[death]] occurred on the 18th day of life.<ref name="sauer1943">{{REFjournal
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