title: Angiokeratoma: a cause of scrotal bleeding.
abstract: We report a case of Fordyce angiokeratoma which presented with bleeding from the scrotum. The difference between Fordyce's angiokeratoma and Fabry's angiokeratoma corporis diffusum is described. The diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of scrotal angiokeratoma are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoekx
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wyndaele
mesh_terms: D000794:Angiokeratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D000795:Fabry Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery