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Unusual bump on the underside of my penis head...

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randy27276
randy27276

For several months now  i’ve had a very small bump on the underside of the left side of my penis head. I think earlier, a couple months ago it might’ve been very slightly itchy, but just slightly and just occasionally. I didn’t really pay any attention to it, until I started to and then it was all I could do to not think about it. 

 So then I started checking myself out more closely recently and noticed another bump on the right side, and that’s when I decided to go to the dermatologist. I never felt the other bump on the right side, I only found it while looking for it.

Today, the dermatologist looked at it and said the left side looks somewhat unremarkable, But that the one on the right side, he couldn’t decide whether it was a genital wart or thought it could be Lichen Planus. He sought a second opinion within the office with a female doctor, and they both looked and discussed and thought they believed it closely resembled lichen planus with a little white striation they thought they both saw.

 So, they did a small biopsy or tissue sample of the one on the right side and send it off for testing. Of course I’m sweating it and stressing about it now. I noticed tonight that the very small spot they did the biopsy on seems to be leaking a little clear fluid because I dried it off and gone back and looked at it again and the area is a little wet again. Of course, like a dummy, I didn’t follow their instructions they handed me to leave the Band-Aid off and I took it off and took a shower tonight  Now I’m following their instructions for the wound care which told me to put some Neosporin and a Band-Aid back on it.

 I’ve Internet researched ad nauseum, concerned that it was herpes, or general warts etc.…  Now that I’m reading about Lichen Planus, maybe I actually wish it was genital warts, as 20 years ago  navy doctors froze one off the top of my penis.  Lichen planus sounds very scary! 

Please look at my photos and give me your thoughts regarding what you think it could be as my biopsy results won’t come back for a week and I’m seriously sweating it!

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  • rod4865
    rod4865 randy27276

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    I've not had nor experienced your issues but have similar and different. My symptoms are striated 1.8in. wide rectangular lessions on the hood that run from the upper-middle of the head, down to the rim. kind of like dry skin or chapped lip cracks. Other issues are a wrinkly skin around the hood edge giving it a semi- prunish /swollen mushroom look. finally there are a few small rounded lessions, semi-crater in appearance,flakey and red in center but shallow. I've had this for a week now and plan to see my PCP. For relief of the tenderness and lessions I have been using TRIAMCINOLONE. ACETONIDE ointment. it seems to help in reduction of lessions and general condition. Something to help til I get better diagnosis. Also FYI.... have not had sexual interaction of any kind In 4 or 5 months so it's not STD related.

  • phil44216
    phil44216 randy27276

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    i have one the same and I am not sure what it is...quite bothering though, no pain or itch. Just a white patch but pretty visible when wet. it looks like a skin that has been scratch.

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