Kissing Nevus of the Penis.
- Author:
Sook Jung YUN
1
;
Hyun Seung WI
;
Jee Bum LEE
;
Seong Jin KIM
;
Young Ho WON
;
Seung Chul LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Nevus; Pigmented
- MeSH: Adult; Embryonic Development; Eyelids; Female; Humans; Male; Nevus; Nevus, Pigmented; Penis; Pregnancy
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2011;23(4):512-514
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Kissing or divided nevi are similar in shape to congenital melanocytic nevi located on an adjacent part of the body that are separated during embryogenesis. Kissing nevi of the upper and lower eyelids have been reported infrequently since the first report in 1908. Kissing nevi of the penis are very rare, with only 12 cases being reported until now, and this is the first case report in the Korean dermatological literature. A previously healthy 27-year-old man presented with asymptomatic black colored patches, which were detected 10 years ago, on the glans penis and the prepuce with growth in size. We report here a case of kissing nevus of the penis, which showed an obvious mirror-image symmetry relative to the coronal sulcus.
