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Have Single Pimple On Penis. What Could This Be?

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Posted on Tue, 23 Jul 2013
Question: I have a single pimple like thing on my penis. What could it be?
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Answered by Dr. Johny Chacko (1 hour later)
Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic

Saw the picture you sent. I could not place where exactly the location of this blister is on the penis. Can you upload another one with a farther shot ?
Is there any other smaller vesicles near the big one ?
Is it painful or itchy ?
What are the medicines you are taking for blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis ?
Do you have skin lesions anywhere else in the body ?

Kindly give me the above details so that I can answer your query better.
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Johny Chacko (27 minutes later)
Did you get pic? No other pimple except this one.
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Answered by Dr. Johny Chacko (3 hours later)
Hello,
Welcome back
You did not give details as requested.
If it is painful it could be herpes even though it is rather rare to have only a single lesion.
If it is itchy it could be an allergic contact dermatitis
It could even be a friction blister if you have indulged in vigorous sexual intercourse or masturbation.
It could even be a drug rash, some medicines like furosemide given for hypertension can cause blisters.
It is not a classical skin disease which can be diagnosed only by a picture. Examination of rest of the body and history also is important to accurately diagnose.
You may apply an antibiotic cream over the blister thrice a day.

Hope this helped
Take care
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Johny Chacko (14 minutes later)
It is not painful to the touch but irritated from rubbing to underwear. Not itchy. But when I had sex with wife is when I experienced pain and that is when I noticed this 2 weeks ago.
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Answered by Dr. Johny Chacko (14 minutes later)
Hello,
Welcome back
Friction due to sexual intercourse especially if vagina is dry ( due to inadequate arousal or due to dryness because of menopause) can cause a friction blister which can look like this.
You may puncture the blister with a sterile needle and drain fluid and apply antibiotic cream like mupirocin 2% or fusidic acid or neosporin thrice a day.
This should be enough.
Hope this helped
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Have Single Pimple On Penis. What Could This Be?

Hello,
Welcome to healthcare magic

Saw the picture you sent. I could not place where exactly the location of this blister is on the penis. Can you upload another one with a farther shot ?
Is there any other smaller vesicles near the big one ?
Is it painful or itchy ?
What are the medicines you are taking for blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis ?
Do you have skin lesions anywhere else in the body ?

Kindly give me the above details so that I can answer your query better.
Take care