Penile Tingling
Penile Tingling: Introduction
The skin sensation of partial numbness or "pins and needles" or
a type of "burning", "tingling" or "creeping" sensation of the skin,
is known as a "paresthesia".
Symptoms may start as a tingling (paresthesia) and change to a numbness,
or there may be a combination of decreased sensation (numbness) but
with heightened sensations at certain times or with stimulation.
Any type of tingling, burning, or numbness is usually a symptom related to a sensory nerve being damaged, diseased,
or injured.
Causes depend on the exact location of the paresthesia sensations,
but typically include a physical nerve injury type condition
(e.g. a nerve entrapment or some type of pressure being applied to a nerve
directly or to the spinal attachment of that nerve),
or a disease condition affecting the nerves (e.g. neuropathy, diabetic
neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and others).
Having these sensory symptoms in multiple locations,
or the recurrence of similar
symptoms in different locations is a hallmark symptom of multiple sclerosis,
so your doctor will likely ask about the past history of similar symptoms
to assess the likelihood of multiple sclerosis as a diagnosis (see symptoms of multiple
sclerosis).
Any of these tingling or numbness symptoms are more than just annoying; they can indicate a serious
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Causes of Penile Tingling:
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causes of Penile Tingling.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Penile Tingling: Comorbid Symptoms
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Misdiagnosis and Penile Tingling
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Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Paresthesia
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Paresthesia
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Penile Tingling: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Detailed list of causes of Penile Tingling
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How Common are these Causes of Penile Tingling?
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not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Penile Tingling.
Of the 10
causes of Penile Tingling that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 2
causes are "very common" diseases
- 3
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 7
causes have no prevalence information.
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Causes of Penile Tingling Based on Risk Factors
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Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Penile Tingling?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Penile Tingling, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
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Classifications of Penile Tingling:
Subtypes of Penile Tingling:
Foreskin paresthesia/ tingling
Medical Conditions associated with Penile Tingling:
Penis symptoms (318 causes), Genital symptoms (508 causes), Male sexual symptoms (443 causes), Tingling (816 causes), Sensations (6093 causes), Nerve symptoms (6441 causes), Sexual symptoms (1686 causes), Pain (5817 causes), Common symptoms (7993 causes)
Symptoms related to Penile Tingling:
Penis itch, Penile rash (7 causes), Penis symptoms (318 causes), Peripheral neuropathy (83 causes), Diabetes mellitus (54 causes), Vitamin B12 deficiency, Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, Herpes
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