2 PATIENTS WITH PENILE KELOIDS - A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Keloid formation on the penis is exceptionally rare even though the pe nis is frequently subjected to surgical manipulations such as circumci sion. Review of the literature revealed a few reports of patients with penile keloids. A 13-year-old Caucasian boy who had a pronounced peni le keloid after circumcision and a 56-year-old Caucasian male who had keloid formation on the dorsum of the shaft of the penis after several attacks of penoscrotal hidradenitis suppurativa are presented. They c omprise the fifth and the sixth cases of keloid formation in the liter ature to our knowledge. Intralesional steroid injection and surgical e xcision are the treatment modalities for this malady. Surgical excisio n appears to be the choice of treatment for larger lesions that are di sabling, Recurrence is stilt possible, of course.