Aim: The
aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the patients who were
referred to the urology clinic with genital skin lesions and evaluated by
dermatology.
Materaials and Methods: Forty-four
male patients over 18 years of age who were applied to urology clinic in the
last 4 months with a skin lesion in the genital area and who were evaluated by
the department of dermatology were included. Patients who applied to the
urology clinic with a skin lesion in the genital area were first evaluated by a
urologist. These patients were then directed to the dermatology polyclinic and
evaluated by a dermatologist.
Results: A
total of 44 male patients between 19 and 60 years of age were included in the
study. The mean age of the patients was 36.97 ± 12.17. In the inflammatory
diseases category, contact dermatitis was found in 11 (25%) patients, lichen
simplex chronicus in 2 (4.5%) patients, fix drug eruption in 2 (4.5%) patients,
psoriasis in 2 (4.5% , 3) lichen planus in 1 (%2,3) patient, and lichen
sclerosus in 1 (2,3%) patient had. In the infectious diseases category, 17
(38.6%) patients had condyloma acuminata, 3 (6.8%) patients had herpes simplex
infection and 1 (2.3%) patient had molluscum contagiosum. In the other diseases
category, angiokeratom in 2 (4.5%) patients, vitiligo in 1 (2,3%) patient and
calcinosis cutis in 1 (2,3%) patient were present.
Conclusion: A
multidisciplinary approach is needed in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
in the genital region.