Penile paraffinoma: the delayed presentation.
The injection of foreign substances into the penis for the purpose of augmentation may result in erectile dysfunction, voiding difficulties, and severe deformity. We report a case of penile paraffinoma in a 71-year-old man that developed nearly 40 years after undergoing a series of penile injections with an unknown substance. Penile paraffinoma can therefore present a diagnostic dilemma given its protracted latency period, after which time the initial injections have faded into distant memory.
Eandi
Jonathan A
JA
Department of Urology, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. jonathan.eandi@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Yao
Aubrey P
AP
Javidan
Javid
J
D000368:Aged; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013997:Time Factors