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What Causes A Lump On The Penis In A Child?

Hi doctor, my four year old son has a lump on his penis, it doesn,t have any kind of head on it, but looks as a cyst under the skin would. He is unwell at the moment with cough and cold, also has an infected thyroglossal cyst, which so far has survived 3 courses of antibiotics. Have been advised by g.p. to try and squeeze and clean the neck cyst, to avoid more antibiotics. Do you think the lump in his penis is related to the neck cyst, he is very under the weather. Please help.
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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hi sir/madam,
Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.

The white lump is made up of the cells that once attached his foreskin to his glans. As new cells form on the glans and the foreskin's inside fold, old cells form "pockets" that eventually work their way to the tip of the foreskin, where they can simply be wiped away. The space they occupied becomes the preputial space between the foreskin and the glans. So, if you see a white lump under your son's foreskin, you know that the separation of his foreskin and glans is occurring naturally.

Consult your doctor for further treatment.
hope this was helpful.
have a healthy day.
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What Causes A Lump On The Penis In A Child?

hi sir/madam, Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. The white lump is made up of the cells that once attached his foreskin to his glans. As new cells form on the glans and the foreskin s inside fold, old cells form pockets that eventually work their way to the tip of the foreskin, where they can simply be wiped away. The space they occupied becomes the preputial space between the foreskin and the glans. So, if you see a white lump under your son s foreskin, you know that the separation of his foreskin and glans is occurring naturally. Consult your doctor for further treatment. hope this was helpful. have a healthy day.