Superficial thrombophlebitis of the dorsal vein of the penis, known as penile Mondor’s disease, is an uncommon genital disease. We report on a healthy 44-year-old man who presented with painful penile swelling, ecchymosis, and penile deviation after masturbation, which initially imitated a penile fracture. Thrombosis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis without rupture of corpus cavernos...

As to the evidence of some venomous bite, a faint patch of the ecchymosis was seen mentioned in the accompanying report of the police, just on the inner side of the left anklejoint (about the internal inaleolus). This site of injury was cleansed, and haying failed to observe anything like the ecchymosis, I cut into the said part, which also did not reveal any extravasation of blood thereabout. ...

PURPOSE The present study was designed to address the hypothesis that radiofrequency (RF) thermal ablation, as represented by the ClosureFAST system, is associated with improved recovery and quality-of-life (QOL) parameters compared with 980-nm endovenous laser (EVL) thermal ablation of the great saphenous vein (GSV). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-seven veins in 69 patients were randomized to ...

Psychogenic purpura (Gardner-Diamond syndrome) is the occurrence and spontaneous recurrence of painful ecchymosis following emotional stress and minor trauma. Although the exact mechanism of this syndrome remains unknown, apart from skin lesions, different types of hemorrhaging have been reported, such as epistaxis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and bleeding from the ear canals and eyes. We report...

PURPOSE The age-old practice of closed suction drain following orthopedic procedures has been challenged since past few decades. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of closed suction drain after total knee arthroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred twenty patients (135 knees) with primary Total Knee Arthroplasty were divided into a study group (no drain) and a control group (drain us...

DESCRIPTION A 43-year-old-man presented with 1-month history of progressive erythematous painful lesions over multiple sites involving bilateral lower extremities, trunk and pinnae. He was a chronic cocaine user; last use was 3 days prior to presentation. On examination he had bilateral large retiform, geometric, dusky, erythematous, tender plaques with central necrosis and ecchymosis over afor...

Problems of wound healing are commonly observed after coronary bypass grafting (CABG) operations. Our aim is to determine the prevalence and the predictors of saphenous vein harvesting complications after coronary artery bypass surgery. One hundred twenty six patients operated in the specified period were included in this prospective study. In an early period 3 patients were excluded because of...