Dr. Ankush Jairath
Urology
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I have noticed a scar like bump on my penis shaft, and it has not gone away for one month since I noticed it. I did have sex related sore in the same location several months earlier for what I believe to be friction burn, but have not been sexually active since one month. The mark does not cause me any discomfort and no change in appearance since I noticed it.
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Is the bump itchy? Or any discharge present? If itching present then whether it is more at night? When you had it the first time, did you took any medication for the same or it went of its own? In how many days? What about the size at that time? Do you have any history of unprotected sex with a new partner two or three weeks prior to this lesion? Are these lesions present anywhere else on your body or on the body of your partner? Are you diabetic or hypertensive or any kind of medications unrelated to this also?
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
No, it is not itchy. The initial injury was more of a red sore and it went down on its own. I did not take any medication. I had unprotected sex three weeks before I noticed this, however, it was with my partner. She had been tested the month previously for STI's and had come out clear. I do not have anything like this elsewhere on my body, nor does my partner. To my knowledge, I am not diabetic nor hypertensive nor taking any kind of medication.
Hi,
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Clinically, it appears to be herpes genitalis. I know your partner was screened for STD and was clear, but clinically and by history, it appears to be herpes only. Take tablet Acyclovir 400 mg 1-1-1 for five days. I will suggest to have HSV1 and 2 (herpes simplex virus), ELISA (enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay), and immunoblot tests.
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