Paraffinoma of the penis
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A 38-year-old man, originally from Moldavia, presented at our Emergency Department with edema of the penis, paraphimosis with necrosis of the phimotic ring, glandular ulcer and multinodular hard semimoble penile masses associated with multiple sites of penile and glandular injection (Figs. 1 and 2). The patient reported having undergone penile subcutaneous and glandular paraffin injections 48 h previously (and also 1 year previously), performed by an untrained
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