Skin diseases of the male external genitalia in the Tanlangai Hospital in Brazzaville, Congo
| Autor: | R.B. Soussa, Alphonse Gathse, E.S. Bayonne Kombo, A.W.S. Odzebe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Vitiligo Genitalia Male Skin Diseases Young Adult Psoriasis Male external genitalia medicine Scabies Humans Medical history Sex organ Retrospective Studies business.industry Medical record Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Hospitals Infectious Diseases Congo business |
| Zdroj: | Medecine et sante tropicales. 27(3) |
| ISSN: | 2261-2211 |
| Popis: | To determine the frequency of diseases responsible for skin lesions of the male external genitalia. This descriptive retrospective study examined the medical records of patients older than 14 years treated for genital symptoms as outpatients at the Dermatology Department of Talangai Hospital in Brazzaville in 2009-2011. Patients' sociodemographic, medical history, clinical, and laboratory data were collected on a standardized individual form. The data were processed with Epi Info 3.5.4 software. The records revealed 76 dermatoses of the male external genitalia treated in the three-year study period. Causes were infectious for 69.7 %, with a predominance of scabies (22.4 %), warts (18.4 %), and genital herpes (11.8 %). Sexually transmitted infections accounted for 31.6 % of the cases. Inflammatory dermatoses (19.8 %) included eczema (10.6 %), fixed drug eruptions (7.9 %), and psoriasis (1.3 %). Vitiligo accounted for 4 % of the genital skin diseases. One case of Kaposi's sarcoma was reported. Parasitic and viral dermatoses, and particularly sexually transmitted diseases are common causes of skin conditions of the male genitalia. |
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