2021
DOI: 10.15388/amed.2021.28.1.10
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Incidental Detection of Preputial Calculus in a Patient with Partial Phimosis: Is it as Rare as We Believed?

Abstract: Background: Preputial stone disease is the rarest type of urolithiasis. Adult males with severe phimosis and poor hygiene are mainly affected.Case Presentation: A 90-year-old male sought treatment for steadily worsening urinary frequency, intermittency, incontinence, and pain at the tip of his penis of 3-days duration. Clinical examination revealed a palpable distended urinary bladder, a partial phimosis and a round, hard on palpation, and partly ulcerative lesion at the tip of the foreskin. A single, 1 cm in … Show more

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“…Men with severe phimosis and poor hygiene are mainly affected. Symeonidis et al [ 19 ] emphasized the importance of personal hygiene in the prevention of preputial stone formation. Candida species are the most commonly isolated microorganisms in patients with balanoposthitis [ 18 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Men with severe phimosis and poor hygiene are mainly affected. Symeonidis et al [ 19 ] emphasized the importance of personal hygiene in the prevention of preputial stone formation. Candida species are the most commonly isolated microorganisms in patients with balanoposthitis [ 18 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%