ISSN: 2155-9554
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Mohamed L Elsaie
National Research Centre,
Cairo
Egypt
Case Report
Angiokeratoma of the Scrotum: A Dermatologic Clue for Impaired Fertility
Author(s): Mohamed Ahmed El-Zafarany, Mohammed Ismail Kamel, El Sadat Mosbeh, Shady Mahmoud Attia and Mohamed L Elsaie
Mohamed Ahmed El-Zafarany, Mohammed Ismail Kamel, El Sadat Mosbeh, Shady Mahmoud Attia and Mohamed L Elsaie
Background: Angiokeratoma of the Scrotum (AKS) is thought to be associated or aggravated with varicocele. The underlying pathogenesis is thought to be due to atrophy of Dartos muscle and degeneration of elastic tissue incidental to aging which results in loss of the support of the blood vessels.
Aim of the work: To investigate the relation of (AKS) with underlying varicocele and probable associated male subfertility.
Subjects and method: The present study, included 11 male patients with AKS all patients were subjected to scrotal duplex ultrasonography to evaluate underlying varicocele and semen analysis to detect probable subfertility.
Results: The current study included eleven adolescent males aged 27 to 46 years old with AKS. Clinical assessment revealed that nine patients (82%) had var.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9554.1000188