Pearly penile papules
Features:
- pearly penile papules are common (up to 15–20% of men) and present as flesh-coloured, smooth, rounded papules (1–3 mm), predominantly around the coronal margin of the glans, often arranged in parallel rows or concentric rings
- characteristically two or three rows of uniform, flesh-coloured papules running circumferentially about the corona (base of glans penis)
- may be mistaken for warts by both patients and clinicians
- can be misdiagnosed as Tyson’s glands or ectopic sebaceous glands
- histology is that of angiofibroma
Treatment:
- none is generally indicated
- cryotherapy can be effective
Reference:
- Bunker C B. Male genital dermatology. London: Saunders, 2004.
- AD (1973); 108: 673.
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