title: A study of pattern of nonvenereal genital dermatoses of male attending skin OPD at a tertiary care center.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nonvenereal dermatoses tend to create confusion from venereal dermatoses. This may be responsible for considerable concern to the patient as well as may cause diagnostic dilemma to the physicians. Nonvenereal dermatoses may not be restricted to genitalia alone; it may affect skin and mucous membrane also. Most of the patients with genital lesions had apprehension of suffering from some venereal disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to determine clinical and epidemiological pattern of nonvenereal dermatoses of male external genitalia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a descriptive study of 100 consecutive adult male patients with nonvenereal genital dermatoses attending skin and STD OPD at J A Group of Hospitals, Gwalior. Cases having any venereal dermatoses were excluded from this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 100 male patients with nonvenereal genital lesions. A total of sixteen nonvenereal genital dermatoses were noted. The most common nonvenereal genital dermatoses were vitiligo (18%), pearly penile papule (16%), fixed drug eruptions (12%), scabies (10%), scrotal dermatitis (9%) and lichen planus (9%). Other dermatoses included sebaceous cyst, psoriasis, lichen sclerosus, plasma cell balanitis or Zoon's balanitis, granuloma annulare, lichen nitidus, lymphangioma circumscriptum, papulo-necrotic tuberculid, squamous cell carcinoma and tinea infections. The age ranged from 18 years to 65 years with majority in the age group of 21-30 years (40%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study highlights the importance of diagnosing common nonvenereal genital dermatoses. It also helps in avoiding the general misconception that all genital lesions are sexually transmitted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, G R College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Saraswat
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, G R College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anubhav
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, G R College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, G R College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garg
keywords: Nonsexually transmitted diseases; nonvenereal dermatoses; nonvenereal genital dermatoses