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Pearly penile papules: a common cause of concern
1Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Abstract:
This study of two hundred men attending a department of genitourinary medicine documented a prevalence of pearly penile papules of 48%. Most men with papules had only a few lesions of less than 1 mm in size (73%). Nineteen per cent had papules of less than 1 mm in size extending around the corona and 8% had lesions greater than 1 mm in size extending around the corona. Over one-third of men with papules had previously been concerned or worried by their presence and approximately one-quarter had experienced embarrassment. Fourteen per cent of men with small lesions and 75% with larger lesions wished to have them removed. Two men with large and extensive papules underwent treatment by CO2 laser ablation with excellent cosmetic results.
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