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International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology, ISSN 2277-2812 E-ISSN: 2249-8109

Volume 11, Issue 3, July 2014 pp 305-306

Case Report

Keratolytic acanthoma of the penile shaft

Sivaraman V.

Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, kathirkamam-605001, Pondicherry, INDIA.

Abstract

Epidermolytic acanthoma (EA), histologically characterised by the presence of “epidermolytic hyperkeratosis” (EH), is a rare acquired, benign cutaneous disorder.  Usually it occurs as a solitary papillamatous lesion in early adulthood.  The exact aetiology is not known.  Few cases have been reported in the literature, we report a case of EA with unusual presentation over the male external genitalia.