Acquired Lymphangiectasia of the Scrotum

Abstract

A 56-year-old man presented with multiple, skin-colored, raised eruptions of the scrotum that had been present for 2 years. Their onset had been gradual, and they had been increasing in size, resulting in cosmetic disfigurement. A year previously, he had been operated on for a bilateral vaginal hydrocele with partial excision and eversion of the sac (Jabouley method).¹ There had been no extramarital or unprotected sexual contact, other hospitalizations, or major surgery, swelling of the legs, or long periods of incumbency. Cutaneous examination revealed multiple, discrete and/or coalescing verrucous papules distributed on the upper portion of the scrotum and associated with edema of the penis (Figure 1). The inguinal lymph nodes were not enlarged. Complete blood counts and ultrasonography of the abdomen were normal. Tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin showed hyperkeratosis and multiple ectatic vessels, primarily confined to the papillary dermis, abutting the overlying epidermis, and demarcated by a single endothelial lining. The dilated vessels contained homogenous eosinophillic material (Figure 2).