Chancre, Syphilis, Primary, Pearly Penile Papules - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

chancre syphilis, primary pearly penile papules

Body Site

penis genital

Age

38 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

ulcerated (erosion / ulcer)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy 38-year-old man developed a painless ulcer on the distal shaft of the penis. The lesion cleared with oral doxycycline. Note the incidental pearly penile papules at the base of the glans.

Description

1.5 X 1 cm shaggy well demarcated pink ulcer

Image Added

9/6/2005 8:06:08

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