title: Pearly penile papules: a common cause of concern.
abstract: This study of two hundred men attending a department of genitourinary medicine documented a prevalence of pearly penile papules of 48%. Most men with papules had only a few lesions of less than 1 mm in size (73%). Nineteen per cent had papules of less than 1 mm in size extending around the corona and 8% had lesions greater than 1 mm in size extending around the corona. Over one-third of men with papules had previously been concerned or worried by their presence and approximately one-quarter had experienced embarrassment. Fourteen per cent of men with small lesions and 75% with larger lesions wished to have them removed. Two men with large and extensive papules underwent treatment by CO2 laser ablation with excellent cosmetic results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sonnex
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Dockerty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015995:Prevalence; D017444:Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology