Preputial calculus in a neurologically-impaired child.

Indian Pediatr

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children Maria Sklodowska Curie, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest, Romania. Correspondence to: Dr Spataru Radu-Iulian: 20, Bld. Brancoveanu C., PC 041451, Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children Maria Sklodowska Curie, Bucharest, Romania.

Published: February 2015

Background: Preputial calculi are rarely encountered in childhood.

Case Characteristics: A 5-year-old boy with symptoms of chronic balanoposthitis.

Observation: A preputial stone was documented and removed at circumcision.

Outcome: Uneventful postoperative recovery.

Message: In children, association between phimosis and neurologic impairment represent predisposing condition for preputial stone formation.

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