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Phimosis
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Basics
Description
Description
- True phimosis is the pathologic inability to retract the foreskin over the glans of the penis as a result of scarring
- The inability to retract a normal, supple foreskin is not true phimosis
- The foreskin is rarely retractable at birth due to normal adhesions between the glans and the inner prepuce
- ∼90% are retractable by 3 yr of age, and 99% are retractable by 17 yr, as the epithelial cells that comprise smegma are shed
- Parents should be instructed not to forcibly retract the foreskin
Etiology
Possible causes of true phimosis include:Etiology
- Trauma from forcible retraction of the foreskin
- Repetitive bouts of diaper dermatitis
- Recurrent balanoposthitis
- Poor hygiene
- Poorly performed circumcision
- Congenital anomalies
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Basics
Description
Description
- True phimosis is the pathologic inability to retract the foreskin over the glans of the penis as a result of scarring
- The inability to retract a normal, supple foreskin is not true phimosis
- The foreskin is rarely retractable at birth due to normal adhesions between the glans and the inner prepuce
- ∼90% are retractable by 3 yr of age, and 99% are retractable by 17 yr, as the epithelial cells that comprise smegma are shed
- Parents should be instructed not to forcibly retract the foreskin
Etiology
Possible causes of true phimosis include:Etiology
- Trauma from forcible retraction of the foreskin
- Repetitive bouts of diaper dermatitis
- Recurrent balanoposthitis
- Poor hygiene
- Poorly performed circumcision
- Congenital anomalies
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Phimosis." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307369/all/Phimosis.
Phimosis. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307369/all/Phimosis. Accessed April 20, 2021.
Phimosis. (2016). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (5th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307369/all/Phimosis
Phimosis [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, Wolfe RER, Barkin AZA, Shayne PP, Rosen PP, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2021 April 20]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307369/all/Phimosis.
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