Penile Pseudoepitheliamatous Hyperkeratosis balanitis: A case report and review in Assiut university urology department 2021

Abdelrahman Mohamed Abdelkader Osman; Mahmoud Magdy Mahmoud Mohamed Khalil; Mohamed Abdullah Morsy ElGammal; Dalia Ahmed Hamed El-Sers

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101639

Penile Pseudoepitheliamatous Hyperkeratosis balanitis: A case report and review in Assiut university urology department 2021

Urol Case Rep. 2021 Mar 17:38:101639. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101639. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Abdelrahman Mohamed Abdelkader Osman¹, Mahmoud Magdy Mahmoud Mohamed Khalil¹, Mohamed Abdullah Morsy ElGammal¹, Dalia Ahmed Hamed El-Sers²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
² Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

Abstract

A 35 years old man present with a skin lesion on his glans complaining of mild irritation. The condition began 3 years ago, he took wrong medication as he was diagnosed as psoriasis, mostly because the disease in it the beginning is very similar and could trick the dermatologist. He was diagnosed by the biopsy taken,Pseudo-epitheliomatous hyperkeratotic and micaceous balanitis. 5-Flouracil was given in combination with oral Acitretin, Dramatic improvement occurred in both the skin lesion and the symptoms associated.

Keywords: Conservative; Penis; Rare.

Publication types

Case Reports