Symptoms of various balanitis

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Balanitis refers to the inflammation of the head caused by trauma, stimulation or infection. Because balanitis often coexists with the inflammation of the inner prepuce, balanitis and prepuce inflammation are usually called balanitis. The main clinical manifestations were local swelling, erosion and ulceration. Balanitis prepuce can be retrograde infection of the urinary system, causing cystitis, pyelonephritis, etc., in addition, if the inflammation is not cured for a long time, it can directly affect sexual life, leading to impotence, premature ejaculation and other phenomena. The disease occurs in summer and autumn, mostly in young and middle-aged men, especially those with redundant prepuce or phimosis. A variety of balanitis symptoms to talk about with you

Symptoms of various balanitis

Cricoid ulcerative balanitis: it is mainly seen in young and middle-aged people with active sexual life. The infection bacteria are usually consistent with the bacterial vaginosis of sexual partners. At the beginning of onset, the local skin was flushed, and the glans felt burning and itching. In the acute stage, when the prepuce is opened, edema erythema, erosion, exudation and bleeding can be seen on the glans, and blisters can appear in severe cases. If secondary infection, can form ulcer, covering purulent exudate, local pain and tenderness obvious. Some patients may have mild systemic symptoms, such as fatigue and fatigue. In the chronic stage, only the inner prepuce and coronal sulcus had sheet red or cracked porcelain.

Cricoid ulcerative balanitis: it may be the early mucosal damage of Reiters disease, or it may be related to the long-term stimulation of prepuce scale. Clinical manifestations for the glans erythema, gradually expanded, ring or multi ring, after the formation of shallow ulcer. The main feature of this disease is that there are one or several round lesions on the glans, with red erosive surface in the middle and white narrow band on the edge. If the secondary infection can make the symptoms worse, and lose its ring characteristics.

Candidal balanitis: caused by Candida infection, with Candida albicans the most common. The clinical manifestations were erythema of prepuce and glans, smooth surface, a little desquamation around, scattered hillock herpes or pustules around, and slowly expanded around. Edema erythema, erosion and exudation may appear in acute stage. Severe cases can affect the penis, scrotum, medial thigh and groin. Most of them are caused by sexual contact, and can also be secondary to diabetes, consumptive diseases and long-term treatment with a large number of antibiotics or hormones.

matters needing attention

(1) Keep local clean, avoid all kinds of stimulation, daily cleaning glans and foreskin（ 2) Avoid dirty sex, temporary sexual life during treatment, such as Trichomonas or Candida balanitis, should be treated at the same time（ 3) Avoid the use of corticosteroids in acute phase, so as not to aggravate the infection. If the prepuce edema is serious, do not turn up the prepuce by force（ 4) If there is ulcer or erosion in the inner prepuce and glans, the dressing should be changed in time, twice a day（ 5) Eat less spicy food and avoid alcohol and tobacco.