Isifo sikaPeyronie yisifo esixhuma izicubu esihilela ukukhula kwamapuleti anemicu ezicutshini ezithambile zepipi .Ngokukhethekile, amafomu wesicubu esibomvu ku-tunica albuginea, umgogodla wesicubu ozungeze i- corpora cavernosa, obangela ubuhlungu, ukugobeka okungavamile, ukungasebenzi kahle kwe-erectile, ukuqaqanjelwa, ukulahlekelwa yibhande kanye nokunciphisa. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi kuthinta cishe amadoda ayi-10%.Isimo siba ngokuvame kakhulu ngeminyaka. Izinga elithile lokugobeka lobudoda lithathwa njengelivamile, njengoba amadoda amaningi ezalwa enalesi simo sobungozi, esivame ukubizwa ngokuthi ukugobeka kokuzalwa.Lesi sifo singadala ubuhlungu; izilonda eziqinile, ezinkulu, ezifana nentambo (izicubu ezibomvu ezaziwa ngokuthi "amapuleti"); noma ukugobeka kwendoda ngokungajwayelekile lapho imile ngenxa yokuvuvukala okungapheli kwe- tunica albuginea (CITA). Imbangela yesifo sikaPeyronie ayaziwa.Noma kunjalo, kungenzeka ukuthi kungenxa yokwakheka kocwecwe ngaphakathi kwepenisi ngenxa yokuhlukumezeka okuphindaphindayo noma ukulimala ngesikhathi sokuya ocansini noma komzimba. Izici ezinobungozi zibandakanya isifo sikashukela, isivumelwano sikaDupuytren, i- plantar fibromatosis, ukuhlukunyezwa kwe-penile, ukubhema, ukuphuza ngokweqile , ukuthambekela kofuzo, kanye nefa laseYurophu. Udokotela we-urologist angakwazi ukuxilonga lesi sifo futhi asikisele ukwelashwa.I-ultrasound inganikeza ubufakazi obuqand 'ikhanda besifo sikaPeyronie, esinquma ukuphuma kwesisu noma okunye ukuphazamiseka.