What's the matter with a fleshy lump growing at the urethra opening?

The urethral opening is where many diseases occur. If male friends have small lumps at the urethral opening, they should pay more attention. It may be caused by balanitis or genital warts. A detailed examination should be done for the specific cause.

1. Caused by balanitis: It may be because the male patient's foreskin is too long, and the unclean matter between the foreskin and the glans, namely the smegma, accumulates, irritating the local foreskin and mucous membrane and causing inflammation, namely balanitis. In addition, it cannot be ruled out that it is caused by sexual intercourse. This situation is common when the female has gynecological vaginitis, and cross-infection through sexual intercourse causes the male patient to suffer from balanitis. Usually there are yellow, red, or semi-white translucent pearly papules on the glans. It is approximately 1-3 mm in size. They can be arranged in one or several rows along the coronal sulcus of the glans. 24% of adult men have pearly papules on their penis, which are red spots on the glans.

2. Caused by genital warts: When red spots on the glans grow outside the coronal sulcus of the glans, or on the inner side of the foreskin, or on the penis, urethral orifice, anus and perianal junction, there are warts, and you should consider the possibility of genital warts. Genital warts are often caused by: unclean sexual life, using contaminated daily necessities used by patients with genital warts, such as towels and bathtubs, or using toilets in public places, etc. This is a sexually transmitted disease. This is obviously different from the red spots on the glans where the coronal sulci are neatly arranged.

3. Caused by genital herpes: The bumps caused by genital herpes often occur on the foreskin, glans, coronal sulcus and penis of men, and occasionally at the urethral opening. Primary genital herpes is often accompanied by general discomfort, low fever, headache and other systemic symptoms, and local swollen lymph nodes. The disease often recurs. Recurrent genital herpes is milder than primary one, causes less damage, and often has no systemic symptoms. Primary or recurrent genital herpes may be accompanied by pimples on the coronal sulcus of the glans penis and the urethral orifice, as well as dysuria, acute urinary retention, herpetic whitlow, encephalitis, and endometritis.