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
Hauptverfasser: Marshall, Claire, Markiewicz, Dorota, Bewley, Anthony
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Sprache:eng
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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”.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/pde.12725