title: Penile encrustation due to a condom catheter.
abstract: We report a 68-year-old man with penile encrustation caused by a condom catheter used for urinary incontinence. High-resolution x-ray crystallographic analysis of the encrustation revealed struvite [MgNH4PO4.6H2O] and apatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)]. Physicians should be aware that penile encrustation may occur as a complication of condom catheter use. The problem of encrustation is discussed. A brief review of condom catheter complications is presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ragi
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Kalb
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Klaus
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000032:analysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation