Dermatoses of the Male Genital Area

Eichmann, A

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“…The diagnosis of SBF is difficult even for experienced dermatologists, as demonstrated by our cases. SBF has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of balanitis and balanoposthitis, especially in times of resurgence of syphilis . Especially multiple, painful and superficial erosions resembling more herpetic than syphilitic infections should raise suspicion .…”

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“…1 Balanitis is an inflammatory disorder of the glans of different origin, including infections and irritations, inflammatory dermatoses, pre-cancerous and cancerous lesions, pigmented lesions or genital pruritus. 2 Eug ene Follmann, a dermatologist from Budapest, first described syphilitic balanitis as a manifestation of primary syphilis, known since then as syphilitic balanitis of Follmann (SBF). 3 So far, SBF is a clinical entity which has rarely been described in literature.…”

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The clinical spectrum of syphilitic balanitis of Follmann: report of five cases and a review of the literature

Mainetti

Scolari²,

Lautenschläger

2016

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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The clinical spectrum of syphilitic balanitis of Follmann: report of five cases and a review of the literature

Mainetti

Scolari²,

Lautenschläger

2016

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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“…Inverse psoriasis in genital skin folds usually presents itself as erythematous, irregular, well-demarcated, thin, and often symmetrical plaques in the vulva and vagina, with poor or non-desquamation because of the local conditions, as discussed earlier [5, 6, 22–25] and lacks the typical scaling of plaque psoriasis in other skin zones. However, minimal scaling can be seen on the more keratinized regions of the genital skin [26, 27].…”

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Inverse Psoriasis Involving Genital Skin Folds: Successful Therapy with Dapsone

Guglielmetti

Conlledo

Bedoya

et al. 2012

Dermatol Ther (Heidelb)

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IntroductionInverse psoriasis is a rare form of psoriasis that affects between 3% and 7% of the patients with psoriasis. It can comprise genital skin folds as part of genital psoriasis, and it is one of the most commonly seen dermatoses of this area. There are few evidence-based studies about the treatment of intertriginous psoriasis involving genital skin folds.Case PresentationThe authors present a 42-year-old female patient with erythematous plaques in the vulva, groin, and perianal region. The patient had previously received a broad range of topical and systemic therapies that had to be discontinued due to ineffectiveness or side effects. She was treated with 100 mg dapsone daily for 10 months, showing a significant improvement of her cutaneous and mucous lesions. Complete clearance of psoriatic lesions was observed after 4 weeks of treatment. She has remained in remission for up to 2 years, using only topical therapy with tacrolimus 0.1% and calcipotriol.DiscussionGenital psoriasis is a skin disease that causes great discomfort. It is important to include examination of the genital region and to adopt this conduct in daily clinical practice. Research in this field is still poor, making no discrimination between flexural and genital psoriasis, and is based on case series and expert opinion; therefore, empirical recommendations for the treatment of genital psoriasis remain. Dapsone has been shown to be an effective and convenient alternative for the treatment of inverse psoriasis in genital skin folds, which can provide effective control of the disease. Further studies are required to determine the efficacy and safety of current therapies, and to decide whether dapsone therapy should be considered in the management of this form of psoriasis when topical and other systemic agents are not effective.

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“…Psoriatic lesions on the genital skin often present as well-demarcated, brightly erythematous, thin plaques and usually lack, due to maceration, the typical scaling that is apparent on other parts of the body (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39). However, scales may be seen on the more keratinised regions of the genital skin (34,40,41).…”

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Genital Psoriasis: A Systematic Literature Review on this Hidden Skin Disease

Meeuwis¹,

Hullu²,

Massuger³

et al. 2011

Acta Derm Venerol

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It is well known that the genital skin may be affected by psoriasis. However, little is known about the prevalence and clinical appearance of genital psoriasis, and genital skin is often neglected in the treatment of psoriatic patients. We performed an extensive systematic literature search for evidence-based data on genital psoriasis with respect to epidemiology, aetiology, clinical and histopathological presentation, diagnosis and treatment. Three bibliographical databases (PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library) were used as data sources. Fifty-nine articles on genital psoriasis were included. The results show that psoriasis frequently affects the genital skin, but that evidence-based data with respect to the efficacy and safety of treatments for genital psoriasis are extremely limited. An advised treatment paradigm for genital psoriasis, based on the levels of evidence, is: first-line: (weak) topical corticosteroids; second-line: vitamin D preparations or tar-based treatments.

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Dermatoses of the Male Genital Area

Cited by 13 publications

References 64 publications

The clinical spectrum of syphilitic balanitis of Follmann: report of five cases and a review of the literature

The clinical spectrum of syphilitic balanitis of Follmann: report of five cases and a review of the literature

Inverse Psoriasis Involving Genital Skin Folds: Successful Therapy with Dapsone

Genital Psoriasis: A Systematic Literature Review on this Hidden Skin Disease

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