• Title of article

    A Nonspecific Penile Ulcer Leading to the Diagnosis of Wegener’s Granulomatosis

  • Author/Authors

    ahmadnia, hassan mashhad university of medical sciences - faculty of medicine, Mashhad, Iran , hasanzadeh haddad, amin mashhad university of medical sciences - faculty of medicine, Mashhad, Iran , darabimahboub, mohammadreza mashhad university of medical sciences - faculty of medicine, Mashhad, Iran , akhavan, ali mashhad university of medical sciences - faculty of medicine, Mashhad, Iran , akhavan rezayat, alireza mashhad university of medical sciences - faculty of medicine, Mashhad, Iran

  • From page
    210
  • To page
    212
  • Abstract
    The presented case describes a 53-year-old male who had been treated for non-specific cutaneous lesions for two months without any improvement. He was referred to our department after developing an erosive penile ulcer. Investigation for sexually transmitted diseases and Mycobacterium tuberculosis ended with negative results. Penile ulcer biopsy suggested the diagnosis of Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG). The patient presented with upper respiratory tract symptoms during this period. Measuring antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA), confirmed the diagnosis. Immunosuppressive therapy was initiated and resulted in a favorable response.
  • Keywords
    antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies , penile ulcer , Wegener s granulomatosis
  • Journal title
    Urology Journal
  • Journal title
    Urology Journal
  • Record number

    2749541