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Brownish-black discolouration of the penis with erythema of the scrotum
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A 45 year-old-male patient presented with fever and pain, with brownish black discolouration of the penis [Figure 1] for four days.
Discolouration of the penis with vesicles filled with hemorrhagic fluid
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Local examination revealed brownish-black discoloration of the penile skin extending up to the penoscrotal junction without any clear line of demarcation [Figure 2].
Penile skin after debridement
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After repeated debridement and dressings the bed was finally healthy [Figure 3], and an unexpanded, meshed, split-thickness skin graft was performed, by placing the graft junction on the ventral surface of the penis.