title: Atypical penile Mondor's disease - involvement of the circumflex vein.
abstract: Mondor's disease is a rare condition characterised by superficial thrombophlebitis of subcutaneous veins, most commonly over the anterior chest wall. Penile Mondor's disease is rarer, arising out of thrombophlebitis of the penile veins. It typically involves the dorsal vein of the penis and presents with a cord-like indurated lesion with a beaded feel, palpable along the length of the involved vein. Though penile Mondor's disease involving the dorsal vein of the penis has been reported by many authors, we report a peculiar case of penile Mondor's disease in a 26-year-old sexually active man with thrombophlebitis of the circumflex vein of the penis with sparing of the dorsal vein. Diagnosis was confirmed on Doppler ultrasonography of the penile venous system. Despite exhaustive history taking, no cause could be elicited. The lesion completely subsided within three days with daily local hot fomentation. We propose the term 'atypical penile Mondor's disease' for such a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & STD, UCMS and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: SKINNOCENCE: The Skin Clinic & Research Centre, Gurgaon, India sidharth.sonthalia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sidharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sonthalia
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, MAMC & LN Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Tanu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gera
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology & STD, MAMC & LN Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D018617:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
keywords: Mondor’s disease; penile; superficial thrombophlebitis; tender cord; venous Doppler