The following symptoms and complaints may occur together with penile ulcer (ulcer of the penis):
Leading symptom
- Penile ulcer (ulcer of the penis); possible locations include:
- Glans penis (glans penis; the interior of the glans penis is formed by the corpus spongiosum penis (synonym: corpus cavernosum glandis/glans penis) → ulcer of the corpus cavernosum penis.
- Preputium/preeputium or prepuce (foreskin) → prepuce ulcer (in penile carcinoma, the distal prepuce; incidence (frequency of new cases) 0.5 -1.9 per 100,000 inhabitants; rare tumor entity).
- Corpus penis (penile shaft)
Associated symptoms
- Pain during urination (alguria).
- Urethral discharge (urethral fluoride; urethral discharge; urethral discharge; urethrorrhea)
- Enlarged lymph nodes in the inguinal region (groin region).
Warning signs (red flags)
- Recurrent (reoccurring) candidabalanitis (inflammation of male glans and foreskin caused by yeast) → think of: Diabetes mellitus
- Penile pain + balanitis (inflammation of the glans) + stuck preputium (foreskin) → think of: Penile carcinoma
