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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov 13;5(12):1027-1029.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.09.001. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Penile granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Séverine Amico  1 , Guillaume Ballan  2 , Sophie Charles  1 , Stéphane Marce  3 , Suzanne Devaux  1
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Case Reports

Penile granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Séverine Amico et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ANCA, anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; GPA, granulomatosis with polyangiitis; granuloma; granulomatosis with polyangiitis; myasthenia gravis; penis.

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Fig 1
Clinical photograph before treatment: glans ulceration and penile induration
Fig 2
Fig 2
Histology: Necrotizing epithelioid granuloma and vascular infiltration. Hematoxylin, Eosin and Safran (HES) staining, Magnification ×200.
Fig 3
Fig 3
Clinical photograph one month after treatment (corticosteroids and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole): healing of the ulceration is evident.
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