TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Genital Lesions in Men A1 - Rosen, Theodore A1 - Doherty, Sean D. A2 - Kelly, A. Paul A2 - Taylor, Susan C. A2 - Lim, Henry W. A2 - Serrano, Ana Maria Anido PY - 2016 T2 - Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e AB - KEY POINTSGenital lesions may have a unique appearance in patients with skin of color, and both the frequency and the appearance may vary between men and women.Some African Americans and Hispanics have higher rates of primary and secondary syphilis in comparison to other racial groups.In the United States, reported cases of chancroid generally occur in urban epidemics and are most common in men with darker skin of color.In tinea cruris, patients with darker skin of color may present with striking hyperpigmentation rather than erythema, and genital skin may not have scales.Psoriasis occurs less commonly in Americans with darker skin of color (0.1%) than in Caucasian Americans (1%), and lesions in individuals with darker skin of color may possess an atypical morphology and thus may require biopsy confirmation.A high mortality rate from genital squamous cell carcinoma has been reported in the past among those with darker skin of color, both in the United States and in Africa.Genital dermatoses may occur only on the genitalia or may occur anywhere on the body, and lesions may have a different appearance when found on genital skin compared with other anatomic sites. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161547928 ER -