title: Penile veneral edema.
abstract: A one-year epidemiologic study of penile venereal edema in a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases identified 25 cases, a rate of 1.7 per 1,000 male visits. Twenty-four patients had coexisting urethritis (36%), infected penile lesions (36%), or both (24%). Men with penile edema were significantly more likely to have gonococcal urethritis (40%), genital scabies (12%), genital herpes (12%), and inguinal adenopathy (52%) than men without penile edema. Penile edema is self-limited and seems to resolve along with the underlying penile disease. Lymphatic involvement may be the final common factor.
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D009626:Terminology as Topic