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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2019

A rare presentation of penile keloids after traditional circumcision: Case report.

Laura Siyabonga Madalitso Cappuyns, Devor Kumiponjera, Simbarashe Gift Mungazi

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Article in International journal of surgery case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The Role of Plastic Surgery in the Treatment of Recurrent and Large Penile Keloid.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura Siyabonga Madalitso CappuynsQueen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. Electronic address: lauracappuyns@gmail.com.
Devor KumiponjeraQueen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. Electronic address: devorkumiponjera@gmail.com.
Simbarashe Gift MungaziDepartment of Surgery and Anaesthetics, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Electronic address: sgmungazi@gmail.com.
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital · MWNational University of Science and Technology · ZW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOnly few cases of penile keloids have been reported in the literature. There have been no published reports on penile keloids following traditional circumcision in Africa. CASE REPORT: We present a case of a 13-year-old boy with penile keloids following traditional circumcision. The patient was successfully treated with complete excision of the keloid followed by a course of adjuvant treatment with corticosteroid injection. DISCUSSION: Penile keloids are a rare complication despite penile surgery being common. Male circumcision is a standard operation performed worldwide for medical, religious as well as cultural reasons. Traditional circumcision continues to be practised in many African countries. Keloids are a benign hyperproliferative growth of scar tissue that can complicate wound healing. Successful treatment is classically multimodal.

conclusionThis case highlights one of the more serious complications of circumcision. Although penile keloids are rare, the techniques involved in traditional circumcision potentially predispose to keloid formation in a genetically prone population.

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Case reportCorticosteroidPenile keloidsTraditional circumcision

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