What's going on with these small fleshy lumps on the glans?

Condyloma acuminatum is a disease that is mainly transmitted through sex. When a male friend suffers from condyloma acuminatum, some small fleshy particles usually appear on the glans penis. As the disease progresses, erosion will also occur, which will seriously affect the male's sexual function and physical health. Let us now understand the main clinical manifestations that male friends will have after the onset of condyloma acuminatum.

The incubation period is 1 to 8 months, with an average of 3 months, and it mainly occurs in sexually active people.

1. Typical condyloma acuminatum

Genital and perianal areas are the most common sites. In men, it is more common in the foreskin, frenulum, coronal sulcus, glans penis, urethral orifice, penis body, perianal area, rectum and scrotum. In women, it is more common in the labia majora and minora, posterior symphysis, vestibule, clitoris, cervix and perianal area. Occasionally, it can be seen in areas other than the genitals and perianal area, such as the axilla, umbilical fossa, oral cavity, breasts and between toes. Female vaginitis and male prepuce hyperplasia are the factors that promote the occurrence of condyloma acuminatum.

The lesions are initially small, light red papules, which gradually increase in size and number, distributed singly or in clusters, moist and soft, with an uneven surface, and are papillary, cockscomb-shaped or cauliflower-like protrusions. They are red or dirty gray. There is often a pedicle at the root, and erosion and exudation are prone to occur, and they bleed easily when touched. There is often accumulation of purulent secretions between the cracks of skin lesions, resulting in a foul odor, and secondary infection may occur due to scratching. This disease is often asymptomatic, and some patients may experience foreign body sensation, pain, itching or pain during sexual intercourse. Condylomas in the rectum may cause pain, blood in the stool, and a feeling of tenesmus.

2. HPV subclinical infection

HPV infection is clinically invisible to the naked eye, but evidence of HPV infection can be found by acetowhitening test (local whitening after smearing or wet compressing with 5% acetic acid solution), tissue pathology or nucleic acid detection technology.

3. Relationship with tumors

A large amount of epidemiological data shows that HPV infection (mainly high-risk HPV, such as HPV-16 and HPV-18) is closely related to the occurrence of genital cancers, such as cervical cancer and penile cancer.

Condyloma acuminatum is a disease with a relatively high recurrence rate. Even after being cured, it is likely to recur. You should go to the hospital for regular check-ups and pay attention to personal hygiene, especially avoiding unclean sex. When you find the above symptoms in your body, you should go to the hospital for examination in time and choose appropriate medication for treatment according to the development of the disease.