Red-white spots suddenly appeared on my penis, what are they?
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these spots showed up on my penis suddenly about a month ago and i didnt pay much attention to them until today and now im worried theyre something from a disease. theyre reddish and bumpy with white-yellow spots. 
they dont feel irritated or anything, i literally dont notice them unless im looking closely, and theres nothing on my glans. ive only been with 1 partner in the past 8 months and had unprotected sex only a couple of times before then, once 10 months ago and once 2 years ago. std sounds very unlikely but i geniunely have no idea what these are and if these are normal and would really appreciate any advice
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Aswl
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looking at them again they just kinda of look like acne pimples, its just odd that theyd all sprout up at about the same time all at once. also acne is usually pretty sore and irritating on my skin while this feels like nothing
sa90 Aswl
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i got something similar and little less than yours, under the foreskin with out any redness. Also couple of single white dot on shaft. Dermatologist told me that its harmless milia cyst and its due to drug reaction. (i was taking antibiotics and ibuprofen 600 mg - 3 times a day). No irritation. History :- Initially I got red patches on the glans for couple of days and disappeared while i was taking antibiotics and ibuprofen due to one side of gum surgery. i got red patches again in glans next month while i was taking antibiotics and ibuprofen due to gum surgery in other side. i applied steriod oinment (clotimazole and betamethasone). Next day i got this tiny white spots. Dermatologies diagnosed these problems as Fixed Drug Eruption. After few months, i got small white patch in gum. Oral biopsy confirmed that its due to Lichenoid features. Dermatologist confirmed that its drug induced lichen planus. Did you take any medication like antibiotics or pain killer recently before you noticed your white spots ? I was told that these white spots may stay longer or forever.
Aswl
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havent taken anything other than vitamin supplements and prescription chlorhexidine mouthwash. i was considering that maybe it was due to shaving but theyre clustered around the tip of my foreskin where i never shave and none in my pubes
Aswl
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Update after a few days: The spots on the furthest end of my foreskin have noticeably improved, they've gotten smaller, the whiteheads are now mostly dissolved, and the ones near the base are also better. They've become less pustule-like and now look just more like tiny whiteheads. The larger cluster near the right side is still very present, but I think it has gotten a bit smaller and some dissolution of whiteheads is starting. Never experience any other symptoms this whole time, nothing on my glans, or any problems with skin irritation or urination, so I think it may have just been pimples from an acne outbreak on my foreskin. I've gotten pimples in my pubic area before, but never on my actual penis, but I guess it's possible. Hopefully they'll be gone in a few days.