Red nodule on the scrotum
A 72-year-old man sought treatment for a red nodule on the scrotum that had gradually enlarged with pain over the course of 2 years.The nodule was pedunculated in shape, 10 3 20 3 15 mm in size, with a papillomatous surface (Fig 1). DERMATOSCOPIC APPEARANCEDermatoscopic examination revealed combination of white networks and red globules on most areas of the nodule.Elongated hairpin vessels and flower-like vessels were visible within the red globules.Yellow dots and debris were scattered over the lesion (Fig 2).Fig 1. Clinical image of verruciform xanthoma on the right scrotum.
Authors
- Masao Fukuzawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6485-2518)
- Kana Osawa
- Akane Minagawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5125-2932)
- Ryuhei Okuyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4360-6865)
Institutions
- Shinshu University (JP)
- Soma Central Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAAD Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2025.02.038
- Primary Topic
- Cancer and Skin Lesions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00