Phimosis and Paraphimosis: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

phimosis, paraphimosis, congenital phimosis, acquired phimosis, physiologic phimosis, pathologic phimosis, entrapment of a retracted foreskin, uncircumcised penis, incorrectly circumcised penis, foreskin, glans penis, balanitis, balanoposthitis, dorsal slit of foreskin

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Hina Z Ghory, MD, Chief Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital
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Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA, Instructor in Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center
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