tiny little lumps on my penis.

[shaka22]

For a while now i have had these little lumps round the edge of my penis and a dont know what they are i dont think they are warts because they dont seem to be getting any bigger and tey are not sore or itchy and i havent seen anyone about them yet but i have been checked out before and i had no STD'S i am just very worried incase they are warts but i just dont understand how they can be if it turns out to be warts i have protected sex and i wash them without soap i have had unprtected sex twice but they were there befroe that so could you please tell me what it could be thankyou..

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Without external examination it is very difficult to confirm a diagnosis,but the various possibilities for your symptoms are folliculitis(might only be felt as small lumps in the skin commonly with a hair arising from centre) , pearly penile papules(multiple, small (about 1-3mm) papules running around the circumference of the crown of the glans penis) , Fordyce spots (small (1-5mm) bright red or purple papules that can appear on the penis and usually effect younger men), sweat dermatitis or contact dermatitis(appear as red small lumps with itching or burning)  or balanitis(due to an underlying infection (bacterial and fungal as well as other organisms).

I sincerely advise you to consult a dermatologist and get yourself evaluated for these possibilities.Till then, you should keep the area clean, wear lose comfortable clothes to avoid sweating, use a powder to keep the area dry  and use calamine lotion at the sites. Oral antihistamine medications would help if the lesions are itchy.

I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts. Kind regards.