Subcutaneous metallic mercury injection for penile augmentation.
Mercury intoxication is rare. Most often it is associated with occupational exposure or suicide attempts. We present the case of a 72-year-old patient who received a subcutaneous injection of metallic mercury into his penis for the purpose of penile aesthetic augmentation. Total phallectomy and perineal urethrostomy was performed, followed by chelation therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first report of penile subcutaneous mercury injection for aesthetic augmentation.
Oh
Kyung Jin
KJ
Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Park
Kwangsung
K
Kang
Taek Won
TW
Kwon
Dong Deuk
DD
Ryu
Soo Bang
SB
D000368:Aged; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010413:Penis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D008628:Mercury