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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Sclerosing lymphangitis of the penis associated with marked penile oedema and skin erosions
  1. Mehdi Karray,
  2. Noureddine Litaiem,
  3. Mariem Jones,
  4. Faten Zeglaoui
  1. Department of Dermatology, Charles Nicolle Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Noureddine Litaiem, noureddine.litaiem{at}gmail.com

Summary

Sclerosing lymphangitis of the penis is a benign, under-reported condition consisting of a asymptomatic firm cord-like swelling around the coronal sulcus of the penis usually affecting men in the second or third decade of life. Penile oedema and erosions are rarely reported. Clinical signs may be remarkable contrasting with the self-limited character of the disease. We report a new case of sclerosing lymphangitis of the penis occurring in a 59-year-old patient marked by penile swelling and several overlying skin erosions, and discuss the clinical features and the pathogenesis aspects of the disease.

  • dermatology
  • urology
  • genital ulcers

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-221414

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MK and NL: drafted the manuscript. MJ: managed the literature searches and analyses. FZ: provided critical revision to the manuscript and approved the final draft of the manuscript. All authors: contributed to and have approved the final manuscript.

    • Competing interests This is a well-presented case report. The case is not so rare but it can be interesting to primary care physicians.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.