Dr. Levine answers: This is an interesting question, as up to 30% of men with Peyronie’s disease also have Dupuytren’s contracture. It may be that there is a similar genetic process here resulting in a site specific scarring in the hand and in the penis. You might
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Dr. Levine answers: It is unlikely that the cystoscopy triggered this problem at all, but because you have Dupuytren’s contracture, you may have a higher genetic predisposition to develop Peyronie’s disease.
Read more →Dr. Mulhall answers: Both Peyronie’s disease and Dupuytren’s contracture are known as fibromatoses, condition in which there is excessive scar formation (just as keloid scars are also in this group of disorders). The literature would suggest that the incidence of Dupuytren’s contracture is higher in men with
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