[Surgical treatment of scrotal lymphedema]. / Traitement chirurgical d'un lymphœdème scrotal.

Scrotal elephantiasis is defined as an increase in the scrotal volume which can reach a very large size. This study involved O.H, a married man aged 70 years, father of 4 children, farmer, native of and resident in Agadir (south of Morocco). Symptoms started 7 years before when scrotal edema and then an edema in both feet and legs gradually increasing in volume occurred. Physical examination showed scrotal elephantiasis with a circumference measured 80 cm and elephantiasis in both legs and feet. Locoregional assessment was based on pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The patient was scheduled for monoblock scrotal resection under spinal anesthesia with removal of all of the tissue affected by the lymphedema around the testicle which were covered using the remaining skin and of the penis which was skin grafted using thin skin. The treatment aimed to ensure penis function and to manage the disfiguration. Conservative treatment based on lymphovenous bypass surgery or on the dilation of lymph vessels is no longer performed. Treatment is based on surgery. Surgery is avoided when there are absolute contraindications.

[Vitiligo and Koebner phenomenon following platelet-rich plasma injections]. / Vitiligo et phénomène de Koebner suite à des injections de plasma riche en plaquettes.

Vitiligo is a common and acquired skin pigmentation disorder characterized by a selective and often continuous loss of epidermal melanocytes. We report the case of a female patient who developed facial vitiligo following platelet-rich plasma injections. The diagnosis of Koebner phenomenon was retained in order to explain the occurrence of vitiligo on the areas where platelet-rich plasma (PRP) had been injected.