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    <title>Alan  Rockoff, MD's MedHelp Posts</title>
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      <title>Pimple or Sore on lip</title>
      <description>This does not sound like herpes.  It does sound like a pimple or blocked follicle that you've perhaps</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:06:36 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Pimple-or-Sore-on-lip/show/1066289?post_id=post_4930157</link>
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      <title>hair follicle on penis</title>
      <description>No harm done.  What you squeezed was probably a cyst, which is common (and normal) on the penis, and </description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:23:24 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/hair-follicle-on-penis/show/1064278?post_id=post_4924518</link>
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      <title>Small Red Spots</title>
      <description>Herpes 2 doesn't come out slowly--it just comes out, and appears as a group of blisters.  if you caug</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:26:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Small-Red-Spots/show/1063673?post_id=post_4920275</link>
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      <title>STD or something else</title>
      <description>You are right about waiting another month to take another herpes test, but the rash you describe does</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:24:38 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/STD-or-something-else/show/1063433?post_id=post_4920267</link>
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      <title>Rash on Penis</title>
      <description>I agree with your promary care physician--if you keep examining an area as sensitive as your penis it</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:30:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Rash-on-Penis/show/1062292?post_id=post_4913784</link>
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      <title>few small sores on penis</title>
      <description>No, it still does not sound like an STD.  I continue to think that you are examining your penis with </description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:41:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/few-small-sores-on-penis/show/1059523?post_id=post_4902477</link>
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      <title>negative results but genital skin growths and hair loss</title>
      <description>These don't sound like anything at all.  You had an incident that caused you to worry, and then you s</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:47:29 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/negative-results-but-genital-skin-growths-and-hair-loss/show/1058923?post_id=post_4899770</link>
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      <title>accuracy in dx</title>
      <description>No, not for certain.  That's why your dermatologist wants to do a biopsy.  This is appropriate, and t</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:28:14 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/accuracy-in-dx/show/1058255?post_id=post_4897403</link>
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      <title>Small sores on penis</title>
      <description>I don't think these new symptoms are any more likely to be STD's than the old ones.  I think irritati</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:34:45 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Small-sores-on-penis/show/1057533?post_id=post_4894764</link>
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      <title>Penis Rash</title>
      <description>Your description does not sound like any disease at all, sexual or otherwise.  It sounds to me as tho</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Penis-Rash/show/1056111?post_id=post_4891060</link>
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      <title>tiny bumps</title>
      <description>Molluscum contagiosum.  Your doctor can eliminate these for you by freezing them or applying a mild a</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:03:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/tiny-bumps/show/1053791?post_id=post_4880146</link>
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      <title>Tiny Red Bumps</title>
      <description>I can't access your photo.  These are most likely folliculitis (blocked follicles.)  They may also be</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:47:52 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Tiny-Red-Bumps/show/1053711?post_id=post_4879269</link>
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      <title>Do I need to worry about this?</title>
      <description>To be frank, I'm not sure.  This sounds like a bacterial infection causing abscesses.  It does not so</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:19:03 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Do-I-need-to-worry-about-this/show/1052551?post_id=post_4875211</link>
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      <title>dry skin on penis</title>
      <description>This does not look or sound like an STD or herpes.  It may be irritated from rubbing or it may be a s</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:29:33 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/dry-skin-on-penis/show/1051873?post_id=post_4871963</link>
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      <title>genital warts??</title>
      <description>These do not look like warts.  They look like normal bumps that can appear in this part of the penis.</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:41:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/genital-warts/show/1050848?post_id=post_4867863</link>
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      <title>Grey/Brown Dot on Ear Ridge</title>
      <description>I don't think this is anything to worry about.  Leave it alone for a month so a doctor can tell, and </description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:02:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Grey-Brown-Dot-on-Ear-Ridge/show/1049950?post_id=post_4865368</link>
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      <title>Balanitis for 8 months</title>
      <description>I doubt whether your balanitis is at this point caused by candida (yeast) or any other organism.  I s</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:01:29 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Balanitis-for-8-months/show/1049886?post_id=post_4865367</link>
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      <title>Red Rash, Itchy Skin </title>
      <description>These sound like hives, not allergic ones.  Try taking an over-the-counter, non-sedating antihistamin</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:52:58 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/Red-Rash--Itchy-Skin-/show/1049168?post_id=post_4861605</link>
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      <title>red, dry and itchy on the beside of the nose</title>
      <description>Irt could be either, but rosacea sounds more likely.  If it's rosacea, then you'll need a topical and</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:12:50 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/red--dry-and-itchy-on-the-beside-of-the-nose/show/1048809?post_id=post_4859863</link>
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      <title>genital warts?</title>
      <description>They're probably not warts, but rather small cysts that are common on the genitals.  To know for sure</description>
      <dc:creator>Alan  Rockoff, MD</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:43:24 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Dermatology/genital-warts/show/1048604?post_id=post_4858982</link>
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