If it is not Peyronie’s disease, what is it?
Peyronie’s disease treatment to be successful must be directed to the correct condition
While I spend a good part of my day communicating with men about Peyronie’s disease treatment, I also am asked frequent questions by men who are unsure if they even have Peyronies.
One of the common vexing questions is, “If that lump or bump on my bent penis is not Peyronies disease, what else could it be?”
The truth of the matter is that it is difficult to answer this question because it often just opens up a large door of possibilities since many conditions can cause a penile lump. This, of course, starts many questions about a curved penis. To prevent the eruption of a long list of questions from this one particular question, I will not go into much discussion about the various problems and conditions that can be mistaken for Peyronie’s disease.
The real value of this kind of list of possible conditions that can cause, contribute, or be associated with or confused with a bump or lump on the penis is one of simple recognition. If you already recognize you have one or two health problems that you personally have been dealing with or one or two health problems that are present within your family history, then seeing it mentioned in this list will alert you to the possible connection between these two your penile problem and this other problem.
This list is not meant to be an education about any of these problems, just a way to offer possibilities other than Peyronie’s disease.
Conditions that sometimes can contribute to, cause, or be associated with lumps and bumps within the penis, but not Peyronie’s disease, are:
- Congenital curvature of the penis – you were just born that way
- Penile dorsal vein thrombosis
- Local trauma
- Acute penile fracture
- Alcohol Abuse
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Tertiary Syphilis – a structure known as a Gumma, that develops late in the progression of this sexually transmitted disease
- Scleroderma
- Gouty tophi or nodules – important if you have a history of gout, or that you notice your penis nodules get worse during a bad episode of gout
10. Metastasis of cancer to the penis – very rare
11. Chordee with or without hypospadias
12. Ventral curvature secondary to urethral instrumentation
It is important that Peyronie’s treatment is directed toward the correct problem. If you are unsure about the cause of your lump, bump or penis curvature it is important that you have your physician examine you for a competent medical examination. After that, review the Peyronie’s Disease Institute website to learn as much as you can about the Alternative Medicine treatment of Peyronie’s disease.