Male Genital Dermatoses in Dermatology Outpatient Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Research

Objective: Male genital dermatoses include a wide spectrum of disorders. The aim of this study is to define the male genital dermatoses presenting to dermatology and venereology department. Material and Methods: A total of consecutive 344 male patients with genital lesions attending dermatology and venereology outpatient clinic were included in this prospective descriptive, observational study. Results: The most common diagnosis was condyloma acuminata in 132 (38.3%) patients, followed by scabies in 55 (15.9%) patients and fungal infections in 19 (5.52%) patients. Age of the patients (p=0.001), presence of regular sexual activity (p=0.046) first applied department (p=0.004), presence of associated symptom (p=0.001), extragenital skin involvement (p=0.001), duration of the disease (p=0.001), involvement site (p=0.001) showed significant difference between subgroups when diseases were classified into 4 categories based on the etiology as follows: benign conditions, infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases and premalignant/malignant diseases. Diseases were also evaluated in terms of way of transmission as follows: sexually transmitted diseases, contagious diseases and non-contagious diseases. Age of the patients (p=0.003), education levels of the patients (p=0.001), presence of associated symptom (p=0.001), extragenital skin involvement (p=0.001), duration of the lesion (p=0.002) and the type of the lesion (p<0.01) showed significant difference between these subgroups. Conclusion: Public education programs informing patients about sexually transmitted diseases will be beneficial in reducing sexually transmitted diseases.