Primary cutaneous histoplasmosis developed in the penis of an immunocompetent patient

A 70-year-old male presenting a 3-month history of genital painless erythematous nodules in the balanopreputial sulcus was referred to our service. Histopathological exam presented a chronic dermatitis with epithelioid granulomas and Grocott staining revealed numerous fungal structures with a suggestive morphology of Histoplasma sp. Cultures evidenced Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum. Treatment with oral itraconazole led to complete remission of lesions.

Penile herpes zoster: an unusual location for a common disease

Herpes zoster is a common dermatological condition which affects up to 20 percent of the population, most frequently involving the thoracic and facial dermatomes with sacral lesions occurring rarely and only a few reported cases of penile shingles. Case report: We report two cases of unusual penile clinical presentations of varicella zoster virus infection in immunocompetent men. The patients presented with grouped clusters of vesicles and erythema on the left side of penile shaft and posterior aspect of the left thigh and buttock, involving s2-s4 dermatomes. The lesions resolved quickly upon administration of oral antiviral therapy. Conclusion: Penile herpes zoster should not be overlooked in patients with unilateral vesicular rash.

Pyoderma Gangranosum of the Penis

We report a patient who developed pyoderma gangrenosum in the penis with invasion of the distal urethra. The patient was treated with prednisolone and thalidomide, followed by a reconstructive surgical repair using a scrotal island flap. We report this case with a brief review of the literature.

Donovanosis treated with thiamphenicol

Ten patients with donovanosis were treated with thiamphenicol for two weeks. In eight of them, included two HIV infected patients, lesions healed. The safety profile of thiamphenicol makes it a useful and cost-effective agent in the management of donovanosis. Randomized controlled trials should be conducted with these treatment options.

Comparación de la efectividad entre la aplicación de aceponato de metilprednisolona 0.1% y dipropionato de betametasona 0.05% en niños con prepucio no retráctil / Comparative effectiveness of 0.1% metilprednisolone aceponate and 0.05% betamethasone dipropionate among children with nonretractable prepuce

Objetivo: Comparar el porcentaje de mejoría clínica entre aceponato de metilprednisolona versus dipropionato de betametasona tópicos, en niños con prepucio no retráctil. Material y métodos: De agosto del 2001 a noviembre de 2002 se realizó un estudio clínico, doble ciego y controlado en 34 niños con diagnóstico de prepucio no retráctil. Los niños fueron asignados al azar en los siguientes grupos de tratamiento tópico: grupo A; aceponato de metilprednisolona 0.1% y grupo B; dipropionato de betametasona a 0.05%. Resultados: De los 34 pacientes analizados se obtuvo mejoría en 88.2% (n = 15) del grupo A y 76.4% (n = 13) del grupo B, sin embargo, no hubo diferencia significativa en la comparación de porcentajes entre los dos grupos estudiados (χ2 = 0.2; p = 0.6). Conclusiones: El porcentaje de mejoría clínica entre los dos tratamientos de esteroides tópicos fue semejante.

OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical improvement between treatment with metilprednisolone aceponate vs. betamethasone dipropionate among children with nonretractable prepuce. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between August 2001 and November 2002, we carried out a double blind and controlled clinical trial in 34 children with a diagnosis of nonretracable prepuce. Children were randomly assigned to one of the following groups and topical treatment was administered: Group A; metilprednisolone aceponate 0. I 1% and Group B; betamethasone dipropionate 0.05%. RESULTS: Improvement was noted in 88.2% of our sample studied; (n= 15) children from group A and 76.4% (n= 13) childrenfrom group B; however, we did not observe a significant difference when comparing percentages between the two groups (chi2 = 0.2; p = 0.6). CONCLUSIONS: The percentage of clinical improvement was similar between the two groups of topical steroid treatment administered.

Primary involvement of penile skin in lepromatous leprosy.

Skin lesions in lepromatous leprosy (LL) are usually multiple and widespread. Though the lesion may occur anywhere on the skin, male genitalia is rarely involved. In all cases reported so far about penile lesions of LL, there were lesions on the other parts of the body also. In some of the cases scrotum was also involved. We report here a patient who presented himself with a single macular lesion of leprosy on the shaft of his penis diagnosed as a case of lepromatous leprosy on slit-skin smear and histopathological examinations.

Donovanose / Donovanosis

O presente artigo trata do relato de um caso raro na clínica dermatológica, de um caminhoneiro com donovanose peniana, ulcerada, com fundo de aspecto framboesiforme, tratada inicialmente com a associação de sulfametoxazol/trimetoprima e depois com fosfato de tetraciclina com cura total das lesões sem deixar cicatrizes deformantes