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Q: Indications of genital inflammation
asked by: DoctorQuestion on July 25th, 2009
I have a very small white pimple right under the head of my penis. It is right next to my foreskin as i am uncircumcised. It resembles an acne pimple. I do not think that i have had it for long. I noticed it yesterday when i had a small irritation on the skin of my penis near where the pimple is located. the irritation is gone but the pimple isn't. I don't feel any sort of pain, it is just that single pimple that is there along with some itching from time to time(that went away overnight). I've been researching but i have found information on outbreaks of of many pimples and have seen pictures that look horrific, but i have just a simple pimple that resembles a simple acne pimple. What could this be? Is it safe to rule STD out?
Any help is appreciated.


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Dr. Andrijana Shterjovska , MD
replied on July 31st, 2009
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Answer A7020


It is hard to say what the white pimple under the head of the penis is, without seeing it. It might be inflammation. What caused the inflammation might be more difficult to determine. The inflammation might be caused simply by increased friction (masturbation, rubbing). Sexual intercourse might be a cause for a sexually transmitted infection, which might have caused the inflammation. This is less likely because the inflammation caused by sexually transmitted diseases usually includes more than one pimple.


However, this sole fact cannot rule out the presence of sexually transmitted disease. Therefore, you are advised to visit your family doctor or a urologist for a physical examination, a urethral swab, and urine culture (the infection might have aready started spreading via the urine).




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