The perils and pitfalls of penile injections

• Published in: British journal of dermatology (1951) Vol. 141; no. 4; pp. 736 - 738
• Main Authors: PORTER, W. M, GRABCZYNSKA, S, FRANCIS, N, STAUGHTON, R. C. D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford BSL Blackwell Science Ltd 01.10.1999; Blackwell; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: aciclovir; Acyclovir - administration & dosage; Acyclovir - adverse effects; Adult; Antiviral Agents - administration & dosage; Antiviral Agents - adverse effects; Biological and medical sciences; Female; foreign body reaction; Foreign-Body Reaction - chemically induced; Foreign-Body Reaction - pathology; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Herpes Genitalis - drug therapy; Herpes Genitalis - pathology; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide - administration & dosage; Hydrogen Peroxide - adverse effects; Injections; Male; Male genital diseases; Medical sciences; Non tumoral diseases; penile injection; Penis - injuries; Penis - pathology; Recurrence; Self Administration; Human; Genital system; Herpes; Injection; Hydrogen Peroxides; Nodule; Infection; Case study; Self prescription; Sexually transmitted disease; Penis; Viral disease; Aciclovir; Antiviral; Complication; Subcutaneous administration; Male genital diseases
• ISSN: 0007-0963; 1365-2133
• DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1999.03122.x

We describe a 45‐year‐old man who presented with an indurated penile nodule following self‐injection of aciclovir tablets which he had dissolved in hydrogen peroxide solution. This is a hazardous procedure which may be complicated by permanent deformity and functional disability due to the irritant nature of the tablets' constituents and their propensity to cause foreign body reactions in the skin.