Penile discharge

Penile discharge
Penile discharge
	This male presented with a purulent penile discharge due to gonorrhea with an overlying penile pyodermal lesion. Pyoderma involves the formation of a purulent skin lesion, in this case located on the glans penis, and overlying the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea.
Symptoms	Fluid from penis
Causes	Infections including gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis

Penile discharge is fluid that comes from the urethra at the end of the penis that is not urine, pre-ejaculate or semen.^[2]^[3]

Common causes include infections due to gonorrhea, chlamydia, or trichomoniasis.^[3] In gonorrhea the discharge may be white, yellow, or green.^[4]^[5]

A swab of the discharge is usually performed.^[5]

Treatment depends on the cause. Spread of infection is reduced by also treating sexual contacts.^[6]

Risk factors include being sexually active men under the age of 25, having a recent new sexual partner, or having unprotected sex.^[6]

^ "Details - Public Health Image Library(PHIL)". phil.cdc.gov. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "Penis Discharge". conditions.health.qld.gov.au. Queensland Government. 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Dains, Joyce E.; Baumann, Linda Ciofu; Scheibel, Pamela (2018). "27. Penile Discharge". Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care E-Book (6th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-323-59454-7.
^ "Gonorrhea - CDC Fact Sheet". cdc.gov. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b Kahan, Scott; Miller, Redonda; Smith, Ellen G. (2008). "126. Penile Discharge". Signs and Symptoms. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-7043-9.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference PatientInfo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).