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. 2022 May;63(2):e184-e186.
doi: 10.1111/ajd.13796. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

Management of genital hidradenitis suppurativa and lymphoedema with the restoration of erectile function

Annika D Smith  1   2 , Geoffrey Paul Curtin  1   3 , Nicholas C Allen  1   2 , Pablo Fernandez-Penas  1   2 , Alexander Hr Varey  1   3
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Management of genital hidradenitis suppurativa and lymphoedema with the restoration of erectile function

Annika D Smith et al. Australas J Dermatol. 2022 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: erectile dysfunction; hidradenitis; immunotherapy; lymphedema; scrotum; surgery.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Pre‐, and postoperative Images. (a) The extensive mass of inflammation and infection affecting the scrotum, groins and penis preoperatively. (b) 2 weeks postoperatively showing good take of the skin grafts. (c and d) 6 months postoperatively showing mature skin grafts free of disease and a less lymphoedematous penis. [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Preoperative MRI showing the locations of the impalpable testicles, with measurement from the anterior superior iliac spine (coronal image) and skin surface (axial image). (b) Following excision of the groin, scrotal and foreskin disease, with preservation of the testicles. (c) The excised scrotal/groin tissue weighing 1.2 kg and measuring approximately 30 cm long. (d) Following application of fenestrated sheets of split‐thickness skin grafts from the thigh to the groins and testicles. (e) Site following application of VAC dressing. [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
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