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What Causes Penile Pearly In An Infant?
Hi my name is shania , I am a mother of a 14 month old baby boy and I just changed his diaper and noticed these white dot things and I looked them up and they look like the penile pearly ? I m scared I feel like a bad mother is there something I did wrong or what could I do to fix it?
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Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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Sun, 21 Dec 2014
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Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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Hi...I feel that whatever you are describing is only smegma. Sometimes when not cleaned by retracting the penile skin while bathing, the superficial layer of the skin get accumulated there and it appears like exactly what you are describing. Nothing to worry. If he is active and playing around and his usual self, do not worry. Keep cleaning it regularly.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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