Penile Horn
- 1 August 1961
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 84 (2) , 322-324
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1961.01580140146023
Abstract
Cutaneous horns in light-exposed areas are not particularly uncommon, especially in the Southwestern United States; however, similar lesions on the glans penis are rare. We have been able to find a total of 34 previously reported cases, of which only 8 occurred in North America.1-7 Penile horns occur as single or multiple lesions.5 They usually start as warty growths that later become hyperkeratotic and assume the appearance of a horn. Taylor6 attributed these lesions to prolonged preputial irritation, and Van der Velde1 stated that all of the cases he reviewed had a preexisting phimosis. Most of the cases reported to date have been in Germans or individuals of predominantly German ancestry.6 Huggins8 mentioned the possibility of a viral etiology based on the work done by Rous9 on cutaneous horns in the western cottontail rabbit. Clinically, these growths consist of a compact, tapered, keratinousKeywords
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