Unique reactions of scrotal skin to topical agents

Fisher, A.A.; Fisher, A.A

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Unique reactions of scrotal skin to topical agents

Fisher, A.A.

Cutis 44(6): 445-447

1989

ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162

PMID: 2533058

Document Number: 333636

Topical agents that do not produce irritant reaction elsewhere on the skin readily produce irritant dermatitis and even ulceration when applied to scrotal skin. As Shelley and Shelley state: "The scrotum must be recognized as a skin area with remarkable permeability. It provides a unique percutaneous doorway for the entrance of drugs into the circulation and is thus uniquely susceptible to toxic and irritant agents."