Penile Curvature (Penile Deviation): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Congenital malformations, deformities, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).

  • Congenital (congenital) penile deviation.

Cardiovascular system (I00-I99)

Neoplasms (C00-D48)

  • Penile tumor (e.g., penile carcinoma, penile sarcoma, penile metastases).

Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – sex organs) (N00-N99).

  • Induratio penis plastica (IPP, Latin induratio “hardening”, synonym: Peyronie’s disease; ICD-10 GM N48. 6: Induratio penis plastica): areal proliferation of connective tissue (plaques), mainly present on the dorsum of the penis, with an increasing hardening of the penile shaft; disease of the corpus cavernosum: scar tissue (coarse plaques), especially in the area of the tunica albuginea (connective tissue sheath around the corpora cavernosa), leads to abnormal penile curvature with retractions and pain during erection.

Injury, poisoning, and certain other sequelae of external causes (S00-T98).

  • Penile fracture/penile rupture (more correct would be penile rupture): tearing of the corpus cavernosum (erectile tissue) or tunica albuginea (connective tissue sheath around the erectile tissue); penile rupture can occur when the penis is erect and becomes kinked.