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Case Reports
. 2013 Jul;34(2):138-40.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7184.120563.

Penile pyoderma gangrenosum

Mariam Philip  1 , Joan Felicita Samson, Puthenveettil Salahudin Simi, G Nandakumar, Biju Mathew
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Case Reports

Penile pyoderma gangrenosum

Mariam Philip et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

A 70-year-old man presented with indurated penile ulcers of 1-month duration. Initial biopsy was reported as chronic ulcer. A repeat biopsy done due to inadequate response to doxycycline showed features of pyoderma gangrenosum. The ulcer healed with a course of steroids and has not recurred till date.

Keywords: Pyoderma gangrenosum; penile; ulcers.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Shallow ulcers with irregular margins and indurated base over the penis at the junction of foreskin and coronal sulcus
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a, b): A dense inflammatory cell infiltrate in the dermis composed of lymphocytes, neutrophils, Langhans, and foreign body type of multinucleate giant cells
Figure 3
Figure 3
4 weeks after treatment
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