At 09:48 PM 2/5/02 -0800, Michael Sachs wrote:
A 16 year old boy came in concerned that his penis has "bent to the side"
for about 3 years. Exam seemed pretty normal (maybe a slight curvature
which I wouldn't have made a notation about on a routine physical). No
chordee. He said he read something about a condition called "Pyrenes
(sp???) Syndrome" which he was concerned he had. He didn't know how to
spell it, I've never heard of it, and I tried searching texts and the
internet using various spellings with no success. Does anyone have any
idea what he may have been talking about?
Thanks for any responses.
Michael K. Sachs, M.D.
General Pediatrician
Thank you to all who responded. I have a maybe-sort-of-vague memory of
learning something about Peyronie's Disease about 16 or 17 years ago, but
it must have been stuffed even deeper in back the back of of mind than
VitD/calcium/phosphorus metabolism (good thing there wasn't a board
question on it) <g>.
I'd be curious if anyone on the list doing general peds has ever actually
seen a case in a child.
Michael Sachs, M.D.
General Pediatrician