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Are scabs on penis and balls benign?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

You would need to : Be evaluated to ensure that you don't have an infectious cause for lesions.

Dr Pappas agreed

Answered 1/19/2014

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