2009
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009190
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Pearly penile papules regress in older patients and with circumcision

Abstract: This study assesses the prevalence and correlates of pearly penile papules (PPP) in two non-genitourinary (GU) medicine male cohorts (<25 and >50 years). PPP were categorised in 188 university students (<25 years), based on self-examination, and 70 patients (>50 years), based on clinician examination. PPP were categorised from 1 to 4, based on increasing papule size and distribution. An anonymous questionnaire was used to identify associations with PPP prevalence. The prevalence of PPP was 38.3% in <25 years, … Show more

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“…PPP are most commonly observed in non-circumcised male adolescents and young adults. With age the number of lesions either decreases or disappear [3]. Clinically, PPP appear as one or several rows of small, flesh-colored, yellow-pinkish or transparent, more rarely yellowish, smooth, dome-topped papules, localized circumferentially around the glans penis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…PPP are most commonly observed in non-circumcised male adolescents and young adults. With age the number of lesions either decreases or disappear [3]. Clinically, PPP appear as one or several rows of small, flesh-colored, yellow-pinkish or transparent, more rarely yellowish, smooth, dome-topped papules, localized circumferentially around the glans penis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, certain patients report that the lesions affect them psychologically and still seek treatment due to aesthetic concerns. [7][8][9] As a result, avarietyofremediesfortheconditionhavebeenusedtoeliminate the appearance of PPPs among patients. Over time, such therapies have included curettage and cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen and carbon dioxide laser.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tendem a ser mais proeminentes no dorso da região coronal e desaparecem no freio 3 . Incidem em 14-48% 1 dos homens na idade pós-puberal, mais comumente na 2 a ou 3 a década de vida e em homens negros e não circuncisados 1,4,5 . Os achados histológicos são uniformes, mostrando um epitélio afinado sobre áreas de fibrose e proliferação vascular na derme superior.…”
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“…Um discreto infiltrado inflamatório linfocítico está frequentemente presente 6 . São lesões benignas que diminuem com a idade 5,7 Neste trabalho, apresentamos um caso de PPP com localização, idade e sintomatologia atípicas. Acreditamos que este caso é extremamente raro, sendo encontrados apenas dois casos semelhantes 8,9 na literatura consultada.…”
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