Talk:Fordyce spots/Archive 1

Question
It lists laser treatment 3 times in here, should compact into just one mention. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.29.192.223 (talk) 23:09, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Code
what's the illness code for this? Shandristhe azylean 14:38, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
 * If you mean ICD, then my brief research seems to indicate that it doesn't have one. This might be because it's perfectly normal.  The closest ICDs I could find were 750.26 for ectopic sebaceous glands in the mouth and 607 for general disorder of the penis. LW izard  @ 20:02, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Hair?
In some cases might it just be pubic hair trying to break through the skin? —Preceding unsigned comment added by FiringRange (talk • contribs) 13:28, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Incidence
The article says that it's common, but what's the figure? 5%? 1 in 7? 24,000,000 Americans? Communisthamster (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 00:16, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Labial image missing
The link is 404, but archive.org has it at: http://web.archive.org/web/20070604142602/http://www.mshc.org.au/professional/content_prof.cfm?categoryId=101&topicId=103&infopageid=242 -J.H. 75.166.157.77 (talk) 08:43, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Liquid Nitrogen
Really, liquid nitrogen? Is that really a treatment? I have not read of it. It's an interesting idea. A cure for acne too, maybe, if it's real. But I highly doubt it is. Please, someone who deals in this medical area, tell us it ain't so. Tell us no one is dumb enough to freeze the poor thing. SadanYagci (talk) 00:53, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Wrong Redirect?
From what I read so far all over the net, it seems to me that "Angiokeratoma of the Scrotum" and "Fordyce's Spot" are two different conditions. The redirect from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiokeratoma_of_the_scrotum" to this page should be removed in favor of a new article about Angiokeratoma of the Scrotum.

Nevertheless, as I am not a medical professional I would like to encourage somebody with more knowledge than me to digg more into it and start this task.

On the other hand if I am mistaken, it would be a good idea to add a specific section for Angiokeratoma of the Scrotum, because the main complication of occasional bleedings is not mentioned in the article.

Here are some Links about the topic:

http://www.steadyhealth.com/fordyce_angiokeratomas_t59414.html

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/show/620294

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Dermatology/messages/32653.html

http://emj.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/23/10/e57

Anonymous 78.51.178.90 (talk) 22:23, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

"red or purple spots"
"Small red or purple spots on the penis can appear on the glans, shaft or scrotum and usually affect younger men. Known as Fordyce spots they may appear in one's or two's but they frequently occur in patches of up to 100. These spots come about as a result of dilated blood vessels." http://menshealth.about.com/od/diseasesconditions/a/penis_spots.htm

"Fordyce spots: small (1-5mm) bright red or purple papules that can appear on the glans, shaft or scrotum and usually affect younger men. They may occur as a solitary lesion, but frequently appear in crops of 50 to 100. ... They are abnormally dilated blood vessels, covered by thickened skin." http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/menshealth/facts/spotsonthepenis.htm

These (rather similar) descriptions reflect the idea that the spots are red or purple. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.73.13.109  (talk) 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Photos
I'm not at all certain that these photos are accurate. It looks like they're just showing hair follicles on the shaft. I thought Fordyce's spots were more like this: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/slm-maa/slides/normvar/images/hel007.jpg http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/images/cr200707sexual2.jpg They certainly don't look like different forms of the same thing, though, which is what a Google image search would lead one to believe... is there a medical professional here who can say which is which? Salvar (talk) 13:12, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Inaccuracies
There is some confusion in the broader literature vis the distinction between ectopic sebaceous glands (the creamy-yellow spots common to around half of all post-pubertal males, and shown in the images currently attached to the article) and angiokeratoma, characterised by papules which are similar in scale and site, though grossly different in appearence due to their connection to superficial capillary networks. These are distinct phenonema, but different sources routinely refer to each or either of them as 'Fordyce spots.'

Might I suggest you retitle the article to ectopic sebaceous glands (an accurate and unambiguous term), since as the discussion above on this page serves to illustrate, 'Fordyce spot' is an ill (even variously) defined term. Regards. 90.205.32.78 (talk) 07:42, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

deleting links to scams/snake oil cures.
i deleted the CUskin link because it's a blantant commercial advertisement, i mean it even included the cost of shipping. the site is also an absolute SCAM. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.37.53 (talk) 02:43, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

deleted advertisement
the Tretinoin, Retin-A advertisement --142.162.184.94 (talk) 03:42, 12 July 2010 (UTC)