Adolescent “Saxophone Penis” Secondary to Crohn's Disease: Misdiagnosed as Being Posttraumatic
We describe a patient with a “saxophone penis” mistakenly diagnosed as having posttraumatic changes. A careful history and attention to blood tests at presentation may have alerted clinicians that there was a nontraumatic cause for our patient's disease. It is essential that clinicians consider...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Pediatric dermatology 2016-01, Vol.33 (1), p.e14-e15 |
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Zusammenfassung: | We describe a patient with a “saxophone penis” mistakenly diagnosed as having posttraumatic changes. A careful history and attention to blood tests at presentation may have alerted clinicians that there was a nontraumatic cause for our patient's disease. It is essential that clinicians consider “metastatic” anogenital Crohn's disease as a possible cause of “saxophone penis”. |
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ISSN: | 0736-8046 1525-1470 |
DOI: | 10.1111/pde.12725 |