Pearly penile papules
| Pearly penile papules | |
|---|---|
| Other names | (papules):
|
| Glans penis with pearly penile papules | |
| Specialty | Dermatology |
| Symptoms | Normal, painless, small bumps on ridge of glans of the human penis[2] |
| Usual onset | Age 20-30 years[3] |
| Diagnostic method | Visualisation[3] |
| Differential diagnosis | Genital warts, molluscum contagiosum, sebaceous hyperplasia, lichen nitidus[2] |
| Treatment | Reassurance and generally no treatment necessary[3] cryotherapy, laser therapy,[2] shave excision[3] |
| Prognosis | Not harmful[3] |
| Frequency | Common[1] |
Pearly penile papules (PPP; also known as hirsutoid papillomas or as papillae coronae glandis,[4] Latin for 'papillae of the corona of the glans') are benign, small bumps or spots on the human penis.[2][3] They vary in size from 0.5-1 mm, are pearly or flesh-colored, smooth and dome-topped or filiform, and appear in one or, several rows around the corona, the ridge of the head of the penis and sometimes on the penile shaft.[2][5] They are painless, non-cancerous and not harmful.[2] The medical condition of having such papules is called hirsutoid papillomatosis or hirsuties papillaris coronae glandis (Latin for 'papillary hirsutism of the corona of the glans').
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