The penile carcinoma is rare neoplasia representing 1.3% of all malignancies in men. We report a 52 years old man with epidermoid cancinoma of penis that start with a local ulceration. The tumor presented a fast progression involving the entire penis shaft in 6 months. Radical surgical procedure was performed. The diagnosis was confirmed by the histopathological study. We emphasize the short period of the evolution of the tumor, its histopathological characteristics and the treatment.

Acute febrile illness (AFI) represent a significant health challenge in the Peruvian Amazon basin population due to their diverse etiologies and the unavailability of specific on-site diagnostic methods, resulting in underreporting of cases. In Peru, one of the most endemic regions to dengue and leptospirosis is Madre de Dios, a region also endemic to emergent bacterial etiologic agents of AFI, such as bartonellosis and rickettsiosis, whose prevalence is usually underreported.We aimed to molecularly identify the presence of Leptospira spp., Bartonella bacilliformis, and Rickettsia spp. by Polymerase Chain Reaction in serum samples from patients with AFI from Puerto Maldonado-Madre de Dios in Peru.