The perils and pitfalls of penile injections.
We describe a 45-year-old man who presented with an indurated penile nodule following self-injection of acyclovir tablets which he had dissolved in hydrogen peroxide solution. This is a hazardous procedure which may be complicated by permanent deformity and functional disability due to the irritant nature of the tablets' constituents and their propensity to cause foreign body reactions in the skin.
Porter
W M
WM
Department of Dermatology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.
Grabczynska
S
S
Francis
N
N
Staughton
R C
RC
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012646:Self Administration
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D000212:Acyclovir