After complaining of pain, his X-rays revealed something unusual.
ByAfter a 63-year-old man went to a hospital for pain after falling, doctors found that he may have been dealing with penile ossification, meaning his penis was turning into bone.Urologists explain potential symptoms to look out for, as well as what treatment may look like in this type of situation.
The X-ray results showed something unusual. “An extensive, plaque-like calcification along the expected distribution of the penis was evident,” the report said. Penile ossification could also potentially happen after an injury to the penis that leads to “abnormal healing,” Dr. Jenkins says.For the record, penile ossification is really rare: The case report says there have been less than 40 published cases of it happening in humans. However, David Kaufman, MD, director ofPeyronie’s disease is a little more common than penile ossification.
It really depends on how bad the ossification is, the case report says. People who don’t have symptoms will be monitored, while those who have acute or chronic pain can be given pain medication, undergo mechanical stretching, use vacuuming devices, or have shockwave therapy.
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