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White crusty scab on the right side of the head of the penis should i be worried? or is bad hygine

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Both?: If you are not keeping clean, then hygiene could delay healing. More suspcious for an std or related genito-urinary infection. It should be evaluated by a dr. Many health dept's have free / low-cost "std clinics" set up which can do exam and testing discretely.

Answered 1/21/2013

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