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Has Hard Bump On Bottom Of The Shaft Of Penis. Painful And Put Hydrogen Peroxide Resulting In Yellow Core. Suggest?
Question: Husband has hard bump on bottom of the shaft of his penis.. It's been there for years..recently the bump is painful and yesterday hydrogen peroxide was put on it and puss and a yellow core came through, still slight pain...what is this?
Brief Answer:
Could be an infected benign bump
Detailed Answer:
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Given that the bump or penile lesion had been there for several years without causing any further problems simply means it was a benign lesion and only started being painful recently probably as a result of bacterial infection. It is possible that bacteria could have penetrated through a tiny skin opening and it later on developed into a small abscess (reason why pus and yellowish discharge came out). I believe, at this point including a course of antibiotics and antiinflammatory might get the symptoms better.
I also would suggest you doing STD screening if you are sexually active and usually practice unprotected sex. This is only a precautionary measure in case, the bacteria in question causes STD.
Also, a cyst can present for several years without symptom and only can become painful if slight pressure had been put on it recently. If it gets burst, it can also produce certain discharges (including pus-like).
Hope this helps and wish you the best.
Dr. Nsah
Could be an infected benign bump
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Thanks for posting on XXXXXXX
Given that the bump or penile lesion had been there for several years without causing any further problems simply means it was a benign lesion and only started being painful recently probably as a result of bacterial infection. It is possible that bacteria could have penetrated through a tiny skin opening and it later on developed into a small abscess (reason why pus and yellowish discharge came out). I believe, at this point including a course of antibiotics and antiinflammatory might get the symptoms better.
I also would suggest you doing STD screening if you are sexually active and usually practice unprotected sex. This is only a precautionary measure in case, the bacteria in question causes STD.
Also, a cyst can present for several years without symptom and only can become painful if slight pressure had been put on it recently. If it gets burst, it can also produce certain discharges (including pus-like).
Hope this helps and wish you the best.
Dr. Nsah
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