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Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report
Smegma pearls, also called smegmomas, are a natural secretion composed of epithelial cells, protein, and fat. Smegma pearls are not carcinogenic and do not induce damage or irritation. Despite the frequent occurrence of smegma pearls in uncircumcised children, no case among circumcised patients was...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9513640/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36176834 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28491 |
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author | Almutawa, Yaser Mansoor Bava, Aneesh Najeeb, Shana Shirin |
author_facet | Almutawa, Yaser Mansoor Bava, Aneesh Najeeb, Shana Shirin |
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description | Smegma pearls, also called smegmomas, are a natural secretion composed of epithelial cells, protein, and fat. Smegma pearls are not carcinogenic and do not induce damage or irritation. Despite the frequent occurrence of smegma pearls in uncircumcised children, no case among circumcised patients was reported. Here, we are presenting, for the first time, a case of smegma pearl in a circumcised patient. A 36-year-old circumcised male patient presented with a smegma pearl. The purpose of the present case report is to describe the diagnosis of this benign condition in circumcised patients, yet not described in the literature, and help physicians to enhance patient management and avoid needless investigations or treatments. |
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spelling | pubmed-95136402022-09-28 Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report Almutawa, Yaser Mansoor Bava, Aneesh Najeeb, Shana Shirin Cureus Dermatology Smegma pearls, also called smegmomas, are a natural secretion composed of epithelial cells, protein, and fat. Smegma pearls are not carcinogenic and do not induce damage or irritation. Despite the frequent occurrence of smegma pearls in uncircumcised children, no case among circumcised patients was reported. Here, we are presenting, for the first time, a case of smegma pearl in a circumcised patient. A 36-year-old circumcised male patient presented with a smegma pearl. The purpose of the present case report is to describe the diagnosis of this benign condition in circumcised patients, yet not described in the literature, and help physicians to enhance patient management and avoid needless investigations or treatments. Cureus 2022-08-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9513640/ /pubmed/36176834 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28491 Text en Copyright © 2022, Almutawa et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Dermatology Almutawa, Yaser Mansoor Bava, Aneesh Najeeb, Shana Shirin Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report |
title | Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report |
title_full | Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report |
title_short | Smegma Pearl in a Circumcised Patient: A Case Report |
title_sort | smegma pearl in a circumcised patient: a case report |
topic | Dermatology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9513640/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36176834 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28491 |
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