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Pain in penis

MedGen UID:
99230
Concept ID:
C0497481
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Penile Pain; Penile pain
SNOMED CT: Penile pain (285375003); Pain in penis (285375003)
 
HPO: HP:0040411

Definition

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the penis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPain in penis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Zuo SW, Napoe GS
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 2023 Dec 1;35(6):517-524. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000914. PMID: 37678190
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Int J Urol 2020 Jun;27(6):504-516. Epub 2020 Apr 6 doi: 10.1111/iju.14230. PMID: 32253786
Fistarol SK, Itin PH
Am J Clin Dermatol 2013 Feb;14(1):27-47. doi: 10.1007/s40257-012-0006-4. PMID: 23329078Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Mitsui Y, Yamabe F, Hori S, Uetani M, Kobayashi H, Nagao K, Nakajima K
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Jun 14;24(12) doi: 10.3390/ijms241210133. PMID: 37373277Free PMC Article
Hayat S, Brunckhorst O, Alnajjar HM, Cakir OO, Muneer A, Ahmed K
Int J Impot Res 2023 Sep;35(6):523-532. Epub 2022 Oct 26 doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00633-w. PMID: 36289392Free PMC Article
Finkelstein JB, Cahill D, Graber K, Tulley K, O'Connell B, Mednick L, Rosoff JS, Bauer SB, Weinstock P, Estrada CR
Neurourol Urodyn 2020 Apr;39(4):1178-1184. Epub 2020 Mar 23 doi: 10.1002/nau.24339. PMID: 32203630
Sadeghi-Nejad H, Dogra V, Seftel AD, Mohamed MA
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Schoen EJ, Fischell AA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1991 Jul;30(7):429-32. doi: 10.1177/000992289103000704. PMID: 1879099

Diagnosis

Downey AP, Osman NI, Mangera A, Inman RD, Reid SV, Chapple CR
Eur Urol Focus 2019 Sep;5(5):894-898. Epub 2018 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.06.013. PMID: 30007541
Fistarol SK, Itin PH
Am J Clin Dermatol 2013 Feb;14(1):27-47. doi: 10.1007/s40257-012-0006-4. PMID: 23329078Free PMC Article
American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Circumcision
Pediatrics 2012 Sep;130(3):e756-85. Epub 2012 Aug 27 doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1990. PMID: 22926175
Pryor J, Akkus E, Alter G, Jordan G, Lebret T, Levine L, Mulhall J, Perovic S, Ralph D, Stackl W
J Sex Med 2004 Jul;1(1):110-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2004.10116.x. PMID: 16422991
Sadeghi-Nejad H, Dogra V, Seftel AD, Mohamed MA
Radiol Clin North Am 2004 Mar;42(2):427-43. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2004.01.008. PMID: 15136026

Therapy

Hayat S, Brunckhorst O, Alnajjar HM, Cakir OO, Muneer A, Ahmed K
Int J Impot Res 2023 Sep;35(6):523-532. Epub 2022 Oct 26 doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00633-w. PMID: 36289392Free PMC Article
Wang HC, Long X
J Cosmet Laser Ther 2022 Nov 17;24(6-8):66-72. Epub 2022 Aug 15 doi: 10.1080/14764172.2022.2112231. PMID: 35969584
Pereira-Lourenço M, Vieira E Brito D, Godinho R, Rabaça C
Rev Int Androl 2021 Jul-Sep;19(3):213-216. Epub 2020 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.androl.2020.01.006. PMID: 32778451
Greear GM, Koprowski CJ, Hsieh TC
World J Urol 2020 Feb;38(2):287-292. Epub 2019 May 23 doi: 10.1007/s00345-019-02817-4. PMID: 31123850
Schoen EJ, Fischell AA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1991 Jul;30(7):429-32. doi: 10.1177/000992289103000704. PMID: 1879099

Prognosis

Garg V, Ray M, Haresh KP, Sahoo RK, Sharma A, Kaushal S, Batra A
Curr Oncol 2023 Apr 28;30(5):4563-4574. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30050345. PMID: 37232803Free PMC Article
Huseynov M, Cebisli A, Ozturk A, Sahin M, Akin Ozdemir M, Polat M
Pediatr Emerg Care 2022 Aug 1;38(8):e1469-e1471. Epub 2022 Jun 23 doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002791. PMID: 35904958
Baird B, Wajswol E, Ericson C, Anderson A, Broderick G
J Sex Med 2022 Apr;19(4):590-593. Epub 2022 Feb 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.01.520. PMID: 35227620
Degheili JA, Dickson AP
J Pediatr Urol 2020 Jun;16(3):276-283. Epub 2020 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.02.001. PMID: 32156472
Miner MM, Seftel AD
Curr Med Res Opin 2014 Jan;30(1):113-20. Epub 2013 Sep 30 doi: 10.1185/03007995.2013.842544. PMID: 24040888

Clinical prediction guides

Garg V, Ray M, Haresh KP, Sahoo RK, Sharma A, Kaushal S, Batra A
Curr Oncol 2023 Apr 28;30(5):4563-4574. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30050345. PMID: 37232803Free PMC Article
Hayat S, Brunckhorst O, Alnajjar HM, Cakir OO, Muneer A, Ahmed K
Int J Impot Res 2023 Sep;35(6):523-532. Epub 2022 Oct 26 doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00633-w. PMID: 36289392Free PMC Article
Aitken-Saavedra J, Maturana-Ramirez A, Fernández Moraga J, Doro Dias V, Galdino-Santos L, Pineda Flores D
Dermatol Online J 2021 Jul 15;27(7) doi: 10.5070/D327754373. PMID: 34391335
Krieger JR, Rizk PJ, Kohn TP, Pastuszak A
Sex Med Rev 2019 Jul;7(3):499-507. Epub 2019 Mar 26 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2019.02.001. PMID: 30926460
Downey AP, Osman NI, Mangera A, Inman RD, Reid SV, Chapple CR
Eur Urol Focus 2019 Sep;5(5):894-898. Epub 2018 Jul 11 doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.06.013. PMID: 30007541

Recent systematic reviews

Hayat S, Brunckhorst O, Alnajjar HM, Cakir OO, Muneer A, Ahmed K
Int J Impot Res 2023 Sep;35(6):523-532. Epub 2022 Oct 26 doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00633-w. PMID: 36289392Free PMC Article
Mora RM, Mehta P, Ziltzer R, Samplaski MK
Urology 2022 Sep;167:3-12. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.02.021. PMID: 35276200
Özkan B, Coşkuner ER
Sex Med Rev 2022 Jul;10(3):403-408. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2021.12.006. PMID: 35249861
Chinegwundoh FI, Smith S, Anie KA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Sep 19;9(9):CD004198. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004198.pub3. PMID: 28926088Free PMC Article
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