Superficial penile ulcer

Introduction Penile ulcer is a localized defect and ulceration of the surface of the penis skin, and its surface is often covered with pus, necrotic tissue or molting.

Cause

The cause of superficial ulcer of the penis:

There are many causes of superficial ulceration of the penis, mainly caused by infection with bacteria and viruses.

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Examination and diagnosis of superficial ulcer of penis:

Common lesions of ulcers on the penis are penile balanitis or dermatitis, which manifests as local tissue erosion, redness and pain, and purulent exudate, but as long as timely treatment, the general condition can be quickly controlled. If the ulceration does not heal for a long time, and it does not work after treatment with various drugs, you should go to the hospital immediately to check if you have penile cancer.

Differential diagnosis

Symptoms of superficial ulceration of the penis:

Penile injury is not common and can be classified according to its location, extent, and anatomical pathology. Generally, according to the presence or absence of skin damage, it is divided into closed injury and open injury. The so-called penile injury refers to the separation of penile skin, subcutaneous tissue, corpus cavernosum and urethral sponge, which are divided into complete type and incomplete type. After the penis was disconnected, due to more blood loss, the patient's face was pale, the limbs were cold, the blood pressure dropped, and shock occurred. The penile stump is obviously bleeding, and it is not easy to stop bleeding. If the distal end of the disconnection is a trauma or an animal bite, the wound is not neat and the contusion is obvious; if the knife is cut and cut, the wound is neat and the replanting is easy to survive.

The condition of penile sclerosis can be mild, moderate or severe, and the symptoms can occur slowly or overnight.

Common symptoms of penile sclerosis include:

1. A hard plaque that may be painless on the penis.

2. Penile curvature 3 The lumps on the upper side of the penis will bend the penis upwards (this is the more common case), while the lumps on the underside of the penis will bend the penis downward.

3. Some patients' lumps appear on both the upper and lower sides of the penis, shortening and deforming the penis.

4. Feel uncomfortable or painful when the penis is erect.

5. Erectile dysfunction.

Repeated genital ulcers: observed by the physician or the patient affirmed that the genitals have aphthous ulcers or cramps, especially men. A recurrent vulvar ulcer is diagnosed by a physician or a vulvar ulcer or scar that the patient himself is sure of.

Common lesions of ulcers on the penis are penile balanitis or dermatitis, which manifests as local tissue erosion, redness and pain, and purulent exudate, but as long as timely treatment, the general condition can be quickly controlled. If the ulceration does not heal for a long time, and it does not work after treatment with various drugs, you should go to the hospital immediately to check if you have penile cancer.

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