title: Penile carcinoma presenting as inguinal bubo, masquerading as a venereal disease.
abstract: We report a case of penile carcinoma presenting as an inguinal bubo in a young man. The associated painful genital ulcer and history of high-risk sexual behaviour raised a strong suspicion of a sexually transmitted infection. We review the literature for similar cases, highlight the similarities with venereal disease and discuss the differential diagnosis of inguinal bubo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shreyans
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mutha
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Firdaus Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India aiimsvks@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Vinod K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002602:Chancroid / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013492:Suppuration; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Inguinal bubo; malignancy; penile carcinoma; sexually transmitted infection; venereal disease