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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Folliculitis.. warts... help me please
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Folliculitis.. warts... help me please
by ?uestlove, Dec 23, 2006 12:00AM
Ok so let me start off by sayin i am a 20 yr old male.. and about 7 months ago i made the mistake of sleeping with a women unprotected.. i went to my local clinic and got check for all the curable things. I have since then not shown any real signs of anything.. But with in the past month i have noticed in high increase in the amount of lil bumps on my penis.. Now i have always seen a few of these near the base of my penis, but now they have spread to the shaft, they appear on both sides of my undershaft. Now normally this wouldnt worry me, but the increase has become quite noticable to me.. At first i jus thought they were Folliculitis but now i am severly worried.. They appear as lil pin head bumps, but some are larger than that .. with my skin not stretched out u can barely notice them n they look jus like light spots on the skin, but when stretched out they have a small bump to them. My questions are
Does this sounds like genital warts?
Does Folliculitis grow on the shaft?
If it is Folliculitis why the sudden increase?
And does Folliculitis tend to appear in clusters?
thank you
Does this sounds like genital warts?
Does Folliculitis grow on the shaft?
If it is Folliculitis why the sudden increase?
And does Folliculitis tend to appear in clusters?
thank you
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Dec 23, 2006 12:00AM
, Dec 23, 2006 12:00AM
I think these are small cysts that are common on the penis. You probably are paying more attention to them since you're worried. I doubt any STD. Please show these to a doctor, so you ignore these spots, which are almost certainly completely unimportant.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Member Comments (5)
by ?uestlove, Dec 23, 2006 12:00AM
i guess i should also add that by futher examining they appear to have heads on them.. some even appear to have lil hairs..
by ?uestlove, Dec 23, 2006 12:00AM
do cysts grow on the shaft
by Englishman, Dec 24, 2006 12:00AM
To: Snaeb
They are normal - everyone (including me) has them if they stretch the penile skin and look closely.
by ?uestlove, Jan 02, 2007 12:00AM
thanks again guys.. i just got back from the clinic and it was just what you said.
by SHJR, Mar 29, 2008 06:12AM
A related discussion, Folliculitis was started.
