title: Penile ulceration caused by a foreign body reaction in a crew member on board a cruise ship.
abstract: A crew member had a foreign body implanted subcutaneously on his dorsum penis stealthily 6 years earlier by a fellow crew member without any medical training. He presented to the ship's medical centre after a week of pain, erythema and oedema over the foreign body, which was eventually removed by the patient, leaving behind a penile ulceration. He was treated conservatively initially with intravenous and then with oral antibiotics until complete secondary wound closure was achieved.
authors: Jenny
authors: J
authors: Garcia-Castaneda
authors: aharbmd@yahoo.com.
authors: Alfredo
authors: A
authors: Harb-De la Rosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D046289:Body Modification, Non-Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009326:Naval Medicine; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*