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Constriction of the penis behind the glans (head) by an extremely tight foreskin that has been pulled back, causing swelling and pain. Paraphimosis often occurs as a complication of an abnormally tight foreskin (see phimosis). The foreskin can often be returned manually to its normal position after application of an ice-pack. Otherwise, an injection or an operation to cut the foreskin may be necessary. Circumcision prevents recurrence.
Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
The constriction of the PENIS behind the glans by an abnormally tight foreskin that has been retracted. The condition causes swelling and severe pain. Sometimes the foreskin can be returned by manual manipulation after an ice pack has been applied to the glans or a topical local anaesthetic applied. Sometimes an operation to cut the foreskin is required.
Health Source: Medical Dictionary
Author: Health Dictionary
n. retraction and constriction of the foreskin behind the glans penis. This occurs in some patients with *phimosis on erection of the penis or in patients who have a urethral catheter in place: the tight foreskin cannot be drawn back over the glans and becomes painful and oedematous. In most cases manual compression, under local or general anaesthesia, allows replacement of the foreskin. Alternatively, a small needle can be used to puncture holes in the oedematous foreskin, followed by gentle but firm pressure allowing reduction of the paraphimosis. *Circumcision may be required to prevent a recurrence.
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Circumcision

Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, usually performed in newborn babies for religious reasons or for reasons of hygiene.

Circumcision may be needed to treat phimosis, recurrent attacks of balanitis, or paraphimosis.... circumcision

Foreskin

The popular name for the prepuce, the loose fold of skin that covers the glans of the penis when it is flaccid and which retracts during erection. At birth, the foreskin is attached to the glans and is not retractable. It then separates over the first 3 to 4 years of life. The foreskin may be removed (see circumcision) for religious or medical reasons.

In phimosis, the foreskin remains persistently tight after the age of 5, causing difficulty in passing urine and ballooning of the foreskin. There may also be recurrent balanitis (infection of the glans).

In paraphimosis, the foreskin becomes stuck in the retracted position, causing painful swelling of the glans that needs emergency treatment.... foreskin

Phimosis

Tightness of the foreskin, preventing it from being drawn back over the glans (head) of the penis.

In uncircumcised babies, some degree of phimosis is normal, but it usually improves by age 3 or 4.

In some boys, the condition persists and may cause the foreskin to balloon out on urination.

Attempts to retract a tight foreskin may make the condition worse.

Phimosis may also develop in adult men, causing painful erection that may lead to paraphimosis.

Proper cleaning of the glans may not be possible, so balanitis may develop.

Treatment in both adults and children is by circumcision.... phimosis

Lichen Sclerosus

a chronic skin disease affecting the anogenital area (and rarely other sites), especially the vulva in women and foreskin in men. It is characterized by sheets of thin ivory-white skin and may be caused by chronic irritation by urine. There is a risk of *squamous cell carcinoma. In women, the condition causes intense itching, and atrophy of the labia minora often occurs. Potent topical corticosteroids are helpful for women. In men, normal penile architecture is progressively lost and a constricting band around the foreskin may appear (causing sexual dysfunction and sometimes *paraphimosis) or sometimes narrowing of the urethral meatus may occur. This sometimes necessitates circumcision.... lichen sclerosus

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