Pigmented Bowen's disease of the penis and scrotum in a patient with AIDS
[Article]
Al-Dawsari, Najla A; Raslan, Wasim; Dawamneh, M Fawaz
Patients with HIV have higher risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma of the skin given the increased risk of HPV infection, which alters cell proliferation and apoptosis [1]. Pigmented Bowen's disease is an uncommon form of squamous cell carcinoma in-situ characterized by pigmented lesions that can clinically mimic superficial spreading melanoma, pigmented basal cell carcinoma, melanocytic nevus, Bowenoid papulosis, and seborrheic keratosis
2014
Dermatology Online Journal
20/4
Al-Dawsari, Najla A; Raslan, Wasim; Dawamneh, M Fawaz