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Hirsuties papillaris genitalis Wikipedia

Image:Pearly-penile-papules-glans.jpg|thumb|200px|Front and side view of glans with pearly penile papules.

Hirsuties papillaris genitalis, a clinical skin disorder of the penis|male genital organs. It is often called "pearly penile papules" and is considered harmless. A 1999 medical study found that 48 percent of 200 men attending a department of genitourinary medicine had the disorder. Various other studies shown that the number may be in the interval between 8% and 48% varying with region and whethever the subjects are circumcised or not. Treatment for larger uncomfortable papules - i.e.: raised bumps of somewhat paler colour around the base of the glans - is by simple carbon-dioxide laser treatment.

Last Modified:   2005-12-19