A curious keloid of the penis.

Sir, Keloids of the genitalia and penis are rare despite frequent surgery in this area. A careful review of the literature revealed only a few cases reported since Browne’s statement in 1949 that the skin of the penis ‘‘never forms a keloid’’ (1), and Crockett’s research attempting to classify the susceptibility of different areas of the body to keloid formation and not finding any cases affecting genitalia in a survey of 250 Sudanese natives (2). The aim of this report is to document a case that has resulted from such a common treatment as diathermy for genital warts.