TITLE:
Biker’s Nodule: A Perineal Nodular Induration of the Cyclist
AUTHORS:
Alakeel Abdullah, Halabi-Tawil Maya, Besseige Henri, Crickx Béatrice, Descamps Vincent
KEYWORDS:
Perineal Nodular Induration; Biker’S Nodule; Hygroma
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Sexual Medicine,
Vol.2 No.1,
December
31,
2011
ABSTRACT: A case of “biker’s nodule” in an 80 year-old cyclist is reported. The “biker’s nodule” is caused by repeated microtrauma to the subcutaneous fatty tissue or collageneous tissue on the perineal region resulting in a perineal nodular induration.