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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
White patches / Discoloration of penis head
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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White patches / Discoloration of penis head
by jd1234, Apr 28, 2007 12:00AM
Hi, I'm a 19 year old uncircumcised male.
I have been getting white/grey patches on the head/glans of my penis, and they have gradually been spreading and getting worse over the last 6 months. I now have 3 patches on the penis head, some are large and others are smaller. The patches together cover about 50% of the glans. I also have small bits of white hard skin developing under my foreskin and also on the glans, these sometimes peel off when in the shower.
I do have vitiligo on my skin so it could be this, but I think it's far more likely to be something else, like an infection.
It is not a sexually transmitted infection as I have not had sex before.
It is hard to explain this with words, so I have included some links to some pictures below.
http://img9.imagepile.net/img9/36762pic2.jpg
http://img9.imagepile.net/img9/84421pic1.jpg
http://www.freepichosting.info/showpic1.php?img=234664pic3107.jpg
What could this be, what is the name of it? and is there anything (such as creams) I could use to treat it?
Any information would be really appreciated!
Thanks.
I have been getting white/grey patches on the head/glans of my penis, and they have gradually been spreading and getting worse over the last 6 months. I now have 3 patches on the penis head, some are large and others are smaller. The patches together cover about 50% of the glans. I also have small bits of white hard skin developing under my foreskin and also on the glans, these sometimes peel off when in the shower.
I do have vitiligo on my skin so it could be this, but I think it's far more likely to be something else, like an infection.
It is not a sexually transmitted infection as I have not had sex before.
It is hard to explain this with words, so I have included some links to some pictures below.
http://img9.imagepile.net/img9/36762pic2.jpg
http://img9.imagepile.net/img9/84421pic1.jpg
http://www.freepichosting.info/showpic1.php?img=234664pic3107.jpg
What could this be, what is the name of it? and is there anything (such as creams) I could use to treat it?
Any information would be really appreciated!
Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Apr 28, 2007 12:00AM
, Apr 28, 2007 12:00AM
Possibly a yeast infection, though the fact that it's been there for 6 months argues against that. Try an over-the-counter anti-yeast cream (like clotrimazole 1%) and see a skin doctor, so you'll know for sure. It does not look like anything serious or sexually-transmitted, however.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
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