Squamous cell carcinoma of penis with bullous pemphigoid masquerading as lymphogranuloma venereum

We report a case of a 60-year old unmarried male who presented with multiple ulcers and foul smelling discharge from the groin since 4 months and multiple tense bullae over the trunk of 1 month duration. Groove sign was present. Investigations for lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) and other sexually tr...

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Published in:Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS 2013-01, Vol.34 (1), p.41
Main Authors: Venugopal, V, Gnanaraj, Pushpa, Fernandes, S, Narasimhan, Murali, Karthikeyan, Subashini, Rahul, Shwetha
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Language:English
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Summary:We report a case of a 60-year old unmarried male who presented with multiple ulcers and foul smelling discharge from the groin since 4 months and multiple tense bullae over the trunk of 1 month duration. Groove sign was present. Investigations for lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) and other sexually transmitted diseases were negative. Histopathology from the ulcer in the groin and growth in the penis revealed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Skin biopsy of bulla was diagnostic of bullous pemphigoid (BP). We report a rare case of SCC masquerading as LGV with BP occurring as a paraneoplastic phenomenon.
ISSN:2589-0557
2589-0565
DOI:10.4103/0253-7184.112938