16,706
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Add text and citation.
{{Construction Site}}
A '''dermoid cyst''' is a cyst of the [[skin]] that occasionally uncommonly occurs at the site of the [[circumcision]] wound as it heals. It is a complication of male circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=El-Shazl
|first=
|quote=
}}</ref> There are many types of cysts. Most are benign.
Dermoid cysts secondary to circumcision may be less uncommon where traditional circumcision is practiced. Osifo & Oriaifo (2009) reported 10 cases of implantation cyst among 346 circumcised boys in Nigeria.<ref name="osifo2009">{{REFjournal
|last=Osifo
|first=
|init=OD
|author-link=
|last2=Oriaifo
|first2IA=
|init2=
|author2-link=
|last3=
|etal=yes
|title=Circumcision mishaps in Nigerian children
|trans-title=
|language=
|journal= Ann Afr Med
|location=
|date=2009-10
|volume=8
|issue=4
|article=
|page=
|pages=266-70
|url=
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=20139551
|pubmedCID=
|DOI=10.4103/1596-3519.59583
|accessdate=2022-02-27
}}</ref>
{{REF}}