What are the small bumps on my foreskin?

Small bumps on the foreskin are more common in male adults. This is because the foreskin is too long or the male masturbates frequently. This is actually a physiological problem, not a physical pathology. You don't need to be overly nervous, but what is going on? Let the editor answer for you.

This small bump is medically called a small papule. It is a small reddish papule that appears around the glans penis at the coronal sulcus of the penis. Pearly penile papulosis is characterized by smooth papules with a diameter of about 1-2 mm, arranged in rows at the coronal sulcus, and exists for a long time without increasing or enlarging, and without any conscious symptoms. This is a normal condition, not a sexually transmitted disease, and does not require treatment.

In addition, small pimples on the foreskin are more likely to be caused by genital infectious diseases such as balanitis and glansitis. Common causes of glansitis include infection from unclean sexual life, excessive foreskin, invasion of pathogenic microorganisms, poor local hygiene, etc. It is recommended to pay attention to personal hygiene, especially local cleanliness, regular life, light diet, drink plenty of water, avoid spicy and irritating food, and go to a regular hospital in time for external genital secretions, bacterial culture and other related examinations to clarify, and cooperate with treatment according to the doctor's instructions based on the examination results.

Small bumps on the foreskin are generally asymptomatic and are often found suddenly after bathing or unclean sexual intercourse. They are easily misdiagnosed as condyloma acuminatum. Histopathological findings are the same as those of vulvar pseudo-warts, with papillary protrusions in appearance, mild hypertrophy of the mucosal epithelium, and vacuolar appearance similar to normal mucosa in the middle and upper part of the epithelium. The size and shape of the vacuoles are consistent, the cell nuclei are not darkly stained, condensed, and the mucosal epithelium is wrapped in loose connective tissue. The capillaries in the connective tissue proliferate and dilate, and there are a few lymphocytes infiltrating.

Polymerase chain reaction tests for human papillomavirus were all negative, so it is not a sexually transmitted disease. It can be distinguished from genital warts from clinical, histopathological and human papillomavirus tests, and the diagnosis is not difficult.

There are small bumps on the foreskin. The current diagnosis method is that if the skin lesions are very typical, they can be judged by the naked eye. For less typical ones, the acetowhite test can be used, or the skin lesions can be taken for pathological examination, or PCR examination can be performed.

If the diagnosis is clear, laser, cryotherapy, topical drugs (such as podophyllotoxin) and surgery should be used. In terms of treatment, if the patient has prepuce that is too long, circumcision should be performed to avoid smegma stimulation. The skin lesions of penile pearly papules themselves do not need to be treated.

I believe that after the above description by the editor, everyone should have some understanding of the situation of pimples on the foreskin. However, the editor still reminds everyone that if small pimples appear, do not remove them by yourself. It will easily become infected and accelerate growth. You should check it and then use medicine to remove it.