What is the reason for the growth of fleshy lumps on the glans?

The glans refers to the male reproductive area, and it is also a relatively fragile part of the male body. If you do not pay attention to your health, it will easily become infected. The growth of grains at the opening of the glans is also a relatively common disease. This may be a symptom caused by a disease in the glans. Infection in the genitals can easily lead to the appearance of grains on the glans, which requires timely observation and treatment.

What is the reason for the growth of fleshy particles at the glans?

The growth of fleshy grains on the glans penis may be a symptom caused by condyloma acuminatum.

Other "Glans Diseases"

1) Pearly Penile Papules

In outpatient clinics, young men often come to see doctors because of a row or several pinpoint-sized bead-like papules on their glans. They are worried, some are worried about tumors, and some are afraid of STDs. In sexual medicine consultation letters, many inquire about this disease, and they describe it very specifically: the rash is the size of a millet grain, similar in color to the surrounding skin, and is not painful or itchy. Although it has no effect on urination or sexual life, it causes great psychological pressure.

In fact, this disease is neither a tumor nor a sexually transmitted disease. Medical experts have confirmed through pathological sections that its structure is normal connective tissue hyperplasia. In medicine, it is named pearly penile papulosis.

The cause of pearly penile papulosis is not yet clear, and the diagnosis mainly depends on the location and shape of the rash. There is no specific treatment for this disease, and it does not require treatment. The most important thing for people with this disease is to understand the disease and get rid of fear and worry. This disease has no effect on health and the physiological function of the penis.

2) White spots

White spots of different shapes may appear on the glans, some are completely white, some are whiter, painless and itchy, with a smooth surface and no other rashes. The surrounding pigment is often darker than normal skin color. There is no specific treatment for this disease, but it can often heal itself without treatment.

Since white spots on the glans penis are related to chronic irritation from smegma, and white spots may deteriorate, those with phimosis or prepuce that is too long and have white spots on the glans penis should undergo circumcision as soon as possible.

3) Proliferative erythema

Symptoms include single or multiple erythema on the glans penis, which may be round, annular or irregular in shape, with clear borders, slightly raised and hard, and shiny on the surface. Sometimes there may be erosion, crusting or papillary hyperplasia. The disease may remain unchanged for many years, or it may become cancerous.

The cause of erythema proliferatum is unknown, but it mainly occurs in people with prepuce that is too long, so it is believed to be related to the prepuce being too long and the smegma irritation. The author has performed circumcision on several patients with this disease, and the erythema disappeared naturally in several of them. Therefore, patients with this disease should have their prepuce removed routinely. There is no definite opinion on the treatment of erythema proliferatum. Some scholars advocate forcise the prepuce and close observation; some doctors advocate freezing or irradiating the lesion with X-rays.

In addition, this disease is also called erythematous hyperplasia or erythematous hypertrophy. Patients who find erythema on the glans penis should not avoid seeing a doctor, but should see a urologist in the hospital as soon as possible and undergo circumcision.

4) Skin horn

The symptoms are horn-like protrusions on the glans that are as thick as a matchstick or chopstick. They are brown or brown-gray in color and hard in texture. It is believed that it is a polyp formed by the proliferation of epidermal keratinocytes on the basis of glans inflammation. Cutaneous horns are considered to be a precancerous lesion.

The characteristics of the horn are prominent and it is not difficult to diagnose. The treatment method is local excision. It should be pointed out that patients with glans horns should seek medical treatment as soon as possible, and never be embarrassed or try to remove them by themselves, so as not to aggravate the condition or delay diagnosis and treatment, leading to serious consequences.

5) Vascular edema

Like urticaria, it is an acute allergic reaction of the glans penis to food, medicine or insect bites. This disease can occur only on the glans penis, or it can occur at the same time as urticaria. Children are prone to glans edema, which is manifested by the foreskin at the glans penis being highly swollen and shiny, like a large blister. However, it does not affect urination. This disease often occurs at night, with no obvious itching and no general discomfort, and can disappear on its own after a few days.

The diagnosis and treatment of glans foreskin vascular edema is simple and easy. The local area should be kept clean and dry. If necessary, 1:1000 gentamicin can be used to gently wipe the affected area. Patients with systemic urticaria can be treated with oral pheniramine and diphenhydramine, but the medication must be used under the guidance of a doctor.

6) Fixed drug rash

It often occurs suddenly within a day or even a few minutes after taking sulfonamides, barbiturates, and antipyretic analgesics. It manifests as a round or oval patch of varying sizes on the glans penis, with purple-red swelling in the center and red surroundings. There may be local itching or burning sensations. In severe cases, the center quickly develops into a blister, which ruptures to form a wet, sore surface that takes more than ten days to heal. Pigmentation is often left behind, and it takes several months to a year to gradually subside. After that, every time the patient takes the allergenic drug, the rash on the affected area will recur, and the area will become larger and larger.