Sonthalia Sidharth, Singal Archana
SKINNOCENCE, The Skin Clinic, Gurgaon, India.
Department of Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Disease, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2016 May;33(3):e186-e189. doi: 10.1111/pde.12832. Epub 2016 Apr 12.
Deposition of smegma in the subpreputial region is common in young uncircumcised boys. Although the term "smegma pearls" has been used colloquially for this entity, there is an apparent lack of reference to smegma pearls and their characteristics in the extant scientific literature. We present a series of six Indian boys with smegma pearls and discuss their possible origin, course, and management.