Causes of Cutaneous Penile Lesions

Causes of Cutaneous Penile Lesions

Category

Cause

Common skin disorders

Allergic or irritant contact dermatitis

Balanitis xerotica obliterans (lichen sclerosus et atrophicus)

Carcinoma in situ (erythroplasia of Queyrat, Bowen disease)

Fixed drug eruptions

Papulosquamous disorders, including psoriasis and lichen planus

Squamous cell carcinoma

Sexually transmitted infections*

Chancroid

Genital herpes

Genital warts (condylomata acuminata)

Granuloma inguinale

Syphilis

Other infectious causes

Fungal infections

Herpes zoster

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Tuberculosis