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During the zenith of the French court, in an age of strict manners and loose morals (Durant and Durant 1963), Francois de la Peyronie first recognized the condition that now bears his name. In 1743 this physician to the Sun King, Louis XIV, described localized indurations in the wall of the cavernous bodies in three men. He suspected venereal transmission. The first detailed description of the disease in American medical literature was in 1874 by Van Buren and Keyes, and for many years the disease was known as ‘Van Buren’s Disease’. Although other more descriptive names, such as chronic cavernositis, fibrous sclerosis of the penis and plastic induration of the penis have been used, the name Peyronie’s disease remains the most popular term today. Peyronie’s disease in clinically recognizable form is rare; most urologists see no more than two or three cases per year and over a 20- year period at the Mayo Clinic the diagnosis was made in only 177 patients (Furlow et al. 1975). Medical interest in this disease exceeds its clinical significance and over 3,000 cases have been reported. English language medical literature during the period 1966 through 1975 contains at least 94 publications dealing with Peyronie’s disease, including two excellent reviews (Billig et al. 1975; Chesney, 1975). |
