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What Causes Red Spot On Penis Shaft?

I woke up from a nap, and my penis was itching... So I scratched it vigorously, red bump appeared right after... About an hour later the bump went down and it looked exactly like a white pimple on my shaft and the itching was gone. I checked it a couple hours later and the pimple was gone no pain and no itching. Now there is just a small red spot .... I have no idea what this is... It all accured within 8 hours
Mon, 19 Oct 2015
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Hi Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.
There are a number of conditions that could cause small red spots over penis as follow:-
1.Genital herpes- Genital herpes is most common, lesions resemble small pimples or blisters that eventually crust over and finally scab like a small cut. These lesions often appear within the first two weeks the virus is transmitted and can take between two to four weeks to heal.
2.Your symptoms could be a ringworm infection, which is a fungal infection. Ringworm causes either a red, circular skin rash inflamed around the edges
3.Genital warts, caused by the human papiloma virus can also be the cause of the red spots.
4.syphilis can also cause red spots on genitals

All the conditions above can be transmitted through sexual contact, so until you figure out what you have, you should be extra careful about protecting your partner from direct contact with the lesions or from genital to genital contact.

The best thing to do would be to visit a physician, and he would provide you with a specific diagnosis.

Hope your query is solved
Get well soon
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What Causes Red Spot On Penis Shaft?

Hi Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern. There are a number of conditions that could cause small red spots over penis as follow:- 1.Genital herpes- Genital herpes is most common, lesions resemble small pimples or blisters that eventually crust over and finally scab like a small cut. These lesions often appear within the first two weeks the virus is transmitted and can take between two to four weeks to heal. 2.Your symptoms could be a ringworm infection, which is a fungal infection. Ringworm causes either a red, circular skin rash inflamed around the edges 3.Genital warts, caused by the human papiloma virus can also be the cause of the red spots. 4.syphilis can also cause red spots on genitals All the conditions above can be transmitted through sexual contact, so until you figure out what you have, you should be extra careful about protecting your partner from direct contact with the lesions or from genital to genital contact. The best thing to do would be to visit a physician, and he would provide you with a specific diagnosis. Hope your query is solved Get well soon