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Should I worry about pearly penile papules?

Pearly penile papules are small pink-white growths that develop around the head of the penis.

This article will discuss what pearly penile papules are, how to identify them, and whether they can be removed or prevented.

Pearly penile papules often cluster in rings or rows, commonly around the circumference of the base of the penis’ head. The technical name for this area is the corona of the glans penis.

Pearly penile papules do not cause any other symptoms to develop with them.

Given the similarity in their appearance to some other conditions, such as genital warts, any men that experience other symptoms alongside the growths should seek medical attention.

Other conditions that resemble pearly penile papules include:

• genital warts
• Fordyce spots
• molluscum contagiousum

For example, growths that begin to itch or cause any discomfort may indicate the presence of an underlying condition that a doctor should examine.

Doctors do not know what causes pearly penile papules. They are considered a normal occurrence, and between 8 and 43 percent of men have them.

They are not a sexually transmitted infection. Unlike sexually transmitted infections, they are not caused by infection or disease and are not contagious. They are also not considered harmful.

Although the cause of pearly penile papules is unknown, they appear to be more common in black men and those who have not been circumcised.

Pearly penile papules cannot be prevented and do not require any specific treatment.

As they present no health risk or symptoms, it is uncommon for a doctor to prescribe treatment options to reduce or remove the growths.

Behandeling PPP (Pearly Penile Papules)

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In principe behoeven deze goedaardige afwijkingen geen behandeling en er bestaat ook geen lokale therapie met crème die PPP gemakkelijk laat verdwijnen. Toch kan PPP goed behandeld worden. Zeker als de plekken als cosmetisch storend worden ervaren, men er zich voor schaamt en het de seksuele omgang beïnvloedt. Tegenwoordig wordt er steeds vaker voor een dermatochirurgische PPP behandeling gekozen. De dermatologen in de Roosevelt kliniek hebben een bijzondere expertise in deze behandeling opgebouwd. Behandeling van PPP kan met behulp van van elektrocoagulatie of met behulp van CO2 laser.

Diagnosis and Management of Pearly Penile Papules

Pearly penile papules (PPP) are painless and benign lesions that present in rows around the corona of the glans penis in late adolescence or early adulthood. Although asymptomatic, they are often mistaken for sexually transmitted infections such as condyloma acuminata (Oates, 1997).

Originally described by Littré and Morgagni in 1700, PPP have been given various names throughout history, including hirsutoid papilloma, papillomatosis corona penis, and corona capillitii (Agrawal, Bhattacharya, & Singh, 2004). Johnson and Baxter (1964) were the first to coin the term PPP in 1964. Although the function of PPP is poorly understood, it is thought that they are vestigial, as similar structures are seen in other mammals (Callomon & Wilson, 1956).