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Urology (Expert Forum)
Please Help
Answered by
Kevin Pho, MD - Internal Medicine
Kevin Pho, MD
Boston - MA
Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.
Please Help
by dustyt, Dec 02, 2004 12:00AM
First of all thank you for the service you provide, for $16, I suspect you have eased a lot of minds, hopefully mine included. About three months ago I had unprotected sex with a 40 something year old women who swore up and down she was clean. She is the only woman i have had unprotected sex with in the last three years. About two months after we had sex, while masturbating, I felt an irritated area below the head of my penis to the left, so i stopped and just figured I had rubbed it the wrong way, too hard or something. Anyway, here is it a month later after noticing this area and upon further inspection this is what I see. Directly below the head to the left mostly, a few to the right, i see what appears to be vein like white areas. It's hard to explain, but I guess if you had samll, tiny fingers and you were to pinch the skin on my penis, raise it slightly and hold it, that's what is would look like. No pain, no puss, no, well no nothing, other than my anxiety. Could it be Vitilligo (spelling I'm sure is wrong) Please help. Thank you so much
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Pho, MD, Dec 04, 2004 12:00AM
, Dec 04, 2004 12:00AM
Tough to say without examination. I certainly would rule out infection in any case - which can be done via a simple urine test looking for gonorrhea, chlamydia as well as a urinalysis. Other possibilities would include a fungal infection or herpes - each of which can be tested via a direct culture.
Dermatitis or inflammation can also cause the symptoms you describe if infection has been ruled out.
I would consider a urology or dermatology referral for further evaluation.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
Dermatitis or inflammation can also cause the symptoms you describe if infection has been ruled out.
I would consider a urology or dermatology referral for further evaluation.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
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