A man in his 60s went to the emergency room after falling on his butt and ended up being diagnosed with a rare disease of the penis. THE The lord’s genital organ was turning into a bone.
He started complaining about his knee, after having fallen on his buttocks; and ended up describing pain in the penis.
When doctors tried to make the diagnosis, they found no swelling in the prostate nor did they see any unusual discharge. They then took x-rays and discovered a bone growth in that unexpected location.
Doctors diagnosed the patient with a penile ossificationin which an extra-skeletal bone structure is formed inside the penis due to a accumulation of calcium salts in the soft tissues of the organ.
The story is told by , which details that, in this specific case, the patient refused to undergo further tests and treatments.
But this is a problem with solution.
Firstly, the pain caused by ossification of the penis is normally alleviated with medications, injections, or pain relievers. The underlying calcification, in turn, can be treated with shock waves or sound wavesto break down bone accumulation.
Peyronie’s disease
According to Live Science, to date, less than 40 cases ossification of the penis.
Although this condition is rare, when it does occur, it is often associated with Peyronie’s disease.
Peyronie’s disease inflames the connective tissue of the peniseventually causing a build-up of scar tissue.
As Live Science explains, this disease can affect any man, although it is more common between 40 and 70 years oldwhich can cause erectile dysfunction or lead to painful erections.
Depending on where the scar tissue forms, the penis may experience strange curvature or appearing shorter than normal when erect. In some cases, the penis may even develop a hourglass shape.
Other possible explanations
In this man’s case, doctors suspected that it was Peyronie’s disease that contributed to the man’s condition in this case.
However, there are other factors that may have led to a peculiar bone growth on your penis, such as:
- one kidney disease in an advanced stage;
- anomalies metabolic;
- trauma repeated in the penis;
- or inflammation chronicle.
However, as the patient left the hospital against medical advice, no laboratory tests were carried out.
The patient also did not schedule any follow-up appointments to address his condition, so the cause of the ossification remains unknown.
