A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore:
- Inspection (viewing).
- Skin and the mucous membranes
- Inspection and palpation of the genitals (penis and scrotum; assessment of pubescence (pubic hair), penis (penile length: between 7-10 cm when flaccid; presence of: Indurations (tissue hardening), anomalies, phimosis / foreskin constriction?) and testicular position and size; if necessary, the painfulness compared to the opposite side or where is the punctum maximum of pain) [symptoms: redness / swelling of the glans penis (glans)?; purpura (small red dots)?; leukoplakia [white; a white area of the mucous membrane of the genital area that can not be wiped off)?].
- Inspection (viewing).
- Health check
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
