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What Causes Red Blotches On Penis?

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Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015
Question: Intensely red blotches on my penis, not sore or itchy but slowly spreading. I'm over 70 yrs old and have been impotent for at least 20.
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Answered by Dr. Shahid Hassan (26 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Zoon balanitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi, welcome to HCM,
You might be suffering from zoon balanitis. It presents with chronic inflammatory, glistening, shiny red to orange plaque over glans of prepuce.
Cause of zoon balanitis is unknown. Friction, trauma, heat and poor hygiene is supposed to aggravate the condition.
It should be differentiated from the Bowens disease of glans penis. It is a neoplastic condition and have similar presentation. Differentiation can be made by dermatopathology only.
On the other hand candidal balanoposthitis is another differential.
On the other hand, there is a feature to upload the image by yourself on the right side of this query page. You may utilize that. I shall review images and give my opinion.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks.
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What Causes Red Blotches On Penis?

Brief Answer: Zoon balanitis Detailed Answer: Hi, welcome to HCM, You might be suffering from zoon balanitis. It presents with chronic inflammatory, glistening, shiny red to orange plaque over glans of prepuce. Cause of zoon balanitis is unknown. Friction, trauma, heat and poor hygiene is supposed to aggravate the condition. It should be differentiated from the Bowens disease of glans penis. It is a neoplastic condition and have similar presentation. Differentiation can be made by dermatopathology only. On the other hand candidal balanoposthitis is another differential. On the other hand, there is a feature to upload the image by yourself on the right side of this query page. You may utilize that. I shall review images and give my opinion. Hope this is helpful. Thanks.