Pearly penile papules

Sewon Hwang, Gyong Moon Kim

 Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Correspondence Address:
Gyong Moon Kim
Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Jungbu-daero 93, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, 442-723, Seoul
Republic of Korea

A 20-year-old man with no significant medical history presented with an 8-year history of multiple papules on the glans of his circumcised penis and had been diagnosed as condyloma acuminata.

Clinical examination showed multiple 1–2 mm, smooth, dome-shaped, skin-colored papules in a single or double row along the corona of the glans penis. No ulcers or inguinal lymphadenopathy was noted. Dermoscopy demonstrated whitish pink tiny papules in a few rows with central dotted vessels [Figure - 1]. A diagnosis of pearly penile papules was made. We explained the benign nature of these lesions to the patient and no treatment was required.

Figure 1: Multiple whitish pink tiny papules in a few rows with central dotted vessels

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