phimosis

Also known as redundant prepuce and phimosis, phimosis (disorder), tight foreskin, tight foreskin (finding), tight frenulum

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Medical condition (new).name: Phimosis
Medical condition (new).field: Urology
Medical condition (new).pronounce: or
Medical condition (new).symptoms: Unable to pull the foreskin back past the glans
Medical condition (new).complications: Balanitis, penile cancer, urinary retention
Medical condition (new).onset: Normal at birth
Medical condition (new).duration: Typically resolves by 18 years old
Medical condition (new).causes: Normal, balanitis, balanitis xerotica obliterans
Medical condition (new).risks: Diaper rash, poor cleaning, diabetes
Medical condition (new).differential: Hair tourniquet, lymphedema of the penis
Medical condition (new).prevention: Steroid cream, stretching exercises, circumcision

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Phimosis (from Greek φίμωσις phimōsis 'muzzling') is a condition in which the foreskin of the penis cannot stretch to allow it to be pulled back past the glans. A balloon-like swelling under the foreskin may occur with urination. In teenagers and adults, it may result in pain during an erection, but is otherwise not painful. Those affected are at greater risk of inflammation of the glans, known as balanitis, and other complications.

In infancy, phimosis is considered physiological (normal). At birth, the foreskin is naturally adhered to the glans, and cannot be retracted. As the child ages, in most cases, the foreskin will naturally detach. In young boys, it is normal not to be able to pull back the foreskin at all. Over 90% of cases resolve by the age of seven, although full retraction is still prevented by balanopreputial adhesions in over half at this age. Occasionally, phimosis may be caused by an underlying condition such as scarring due to balanitis or balanitis xerotica obliterans. This can typically be diagnosed by seeing scarring of the opening of the foreskin.