Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 56-59, March 2009

Problems of the Foreskin and Glans Penis

  • Craig J. Huang, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Craig J. Huang, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 1935 Medical District Drive, E2-113, Dallas, TX 75235

Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, TX

Conditions that affect the foreskin and glans penis that should be recognized by the emergency medicine practitioner include phimosis, paraphimosis, and inflammatory penile skin conditions, such as balanitis, posthitis, and balanoposthitis. Despite some difficulty in clearly defining phimosis and balanitis/balanoposthitis, paraphimosis remains a true urologic emergency that requires immediate identification and management.

Keywords: phimosis, paraphimosis, balanitis, balanoposthitis

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PII: S1522-8401(09)00012-3

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2009.01.009

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 56-59, March 2009

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