Open AccessGiant seborrheic keratosis of the genitalia
Author(s) -
Amiya Kumar Nath,
Rashmi Kumari,
G Rajesh,
Devinder Mohan Thappa,
Debdatta Basu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.97681
Subject(s) - seborrheic keratosis , medicine , dermatology , histopathology , sex organ , external genitalia , keratosis , histopathological examination , genital warts , pathology , anatomy , biology , genetics , cervical cancer , cancer
Genital seborrheic keratosis (SK) is a rare entity, which can be easily misdiagnosed as genital warts. Dermoscopy is a useful tool to make diagnosis of SK in such cases. We report a 50-year-old woman with a large polypoidal growth on the external genitalia. Dermoscopic examination showed fissures and ridges, cerebriform appearance, and comedo-like openings consistent with SK. The histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of SK.