A pustule grew on the penis

Both men and women will face some reproductive diseases. The most common diseases for women are gynecological diseases, while men are more likely to suffer from glansitis. If a male friend finds that he has a pustule on his penis, he should be alert to whether it is a disease. In this case, we can actually judge the type of disease by symptoms. What is the disease that causes a pustule on the penis?

Pearly papules on the penis are also called pearly penile papules, hairy penile papilloma, coronal sulcus or glans papules. Some Guangzhou venereal disease experts call them hairy penis or multi-papillary penis. Currently, pearly penile papules are generally considered to be a symptom, not a disease. This symptom is often seen in STD clinics and is often misdiagnosed as condyloma acuminatum.

The clinical cause and incidence of penile pearly papules are still unclear. Some scholars believe that this disease is a kind of abnormal physiological development. Some scholars believe that it is related to prepuce. For example, Chen Xue et al. found that the incidence of penile pearly papules in young men with prepuce was significantly higher than that in those with normal prepuce. Some scholars believe that this disease may be related to HPV infection, but Ferenczy et al. and Zhang Kaijin et al. tested HPV in the lesion tissue and found no HPV. The author observed that the patient's long foreskin, poor local hygiene, long-term stimulation of coronal sulcus secretions and dirt, or inflammatory reactions such as local redness and swelling caused by other factors such as infection may be the direct cause of this disease.

Clinically, penile pearly papules are more common in men around 20-30 years old. The damage mainly occurs at the junction of the edge of the glans and the coronal sulcus and/or the frenulum. The lesions are 1-3mm in size, and the lesions are larger on both sides of the frenulum. The top of the papules is round and smooth, and some papules are hairy or filamentous. The papules are mostly not fused with each other, and are densely arranged in one or more rows. They are obvious on the dorsal side of the glans and may partially or completely surround the glans. The color of the lesions is mostly pearly white, a few are light red or skin-colored, and some may appear mildly red and swollen. There is no tenderness, no rupture, and the patient has no subjective symptoms.

Because penile pearly papules are a benign disease, they may disappear after a certain period of time in some people, while in others they may remain unchanged for decades. Because the disease is not contagious and does not harm health, it does not require treatment. However, in order to prevent the disease from getting worse, patients should pay attention to local hygiene and keep a dry environment. If the patient requires treatment, laser therapy, cryotherapy or topical application of pearl-killing drugs [1] can be used to clean the area, but be careful to avoid excessive damage that may cause scars and cause pain to the patient. (Such as scratching the pearly papules with your hands)