Penile veneral edema

Abstract

A one-year epidemiologic study of penile venereal edema in a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases identified 25 cases, a rate of 1.7 per 1,000 male visits. Twenty-four patients had coexisting urethritis (36%), infected penile lesions (36%), or both (24%). Men with penile edema were significantly more likely to have gonococcal urethritis (40%), genital scabies (12%), genital herpes (12%), and inguinal adenopathy (52%) than men without penile edema. Penile edema is self-limited and seems to resolve along with the underlying penile disease. Lymphatic involvement may be the final common factor.