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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
'Lined' marks on penis
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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'Lined' marks on penis
by tom22, Feb 13, 2003 12:00AM
I have noticed some marks on the underside of my penis just below the head. They are shaped like parallel 'lines' (4 or 5 of them) across the underside of the shaft...sort of like stretch marks...mostly in the soft skin below the head. They don't hurt, but they have not always been there. I also have a fugus in my groin area being treated with Nystatin/Triamcinolone cream. The nurse wants me to use the same cream on these marks and to abstain from sex until they are better. She doesn't think they are warts. Maybe yeast infection, but she's not sure. What do you think these are?
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Feb 13, 2003 12:00AM
, Feb 13, 2003 12:00AM
Warts don't look like parallel lines. Triamcinolone is too strong for regular use on the penis--it may actually thin the skin and cause "stretch marks." If you wait till lines go away before having sex, you may not have sexc for quite some time.
I suggest a more confident diagnosis and appropriate treatment. If the lines are not significant, you can leave them alone and just get on with it.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
I suggest a more confident diagnosis and appropriate treatment. If the lines are not significant, you can leave them alone and just get on with it.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Dr. Rockoff