The cause of some balanitis is not clear, but the foreskin is too long, and the stimulation of smegma is mostly related to the occurrence of balanitis. Therefore, men should also regularly clean their lower body, maintain local cleanliness, and avoid irritation. Those with excessive foreskin can undergo circumcision after inflammation control.
1. Non infectious factors include local trauma, friction, contraceptives, soap, and cleaning agents, which can manifest as edematous erythema, erosion, exudation, and even bleeding in the local area. If secondary bacterial infection occurs, it can suppurate and form an ulcer surface. The patient has obvious pain and is unable to move. Clinically, it is called acute superficial balanitis.
2. Candida infection with candida is a kind of conditional pathogenic fungus, so candidal balanitis often secondary to diabetes. Elderly consumptive diseases, as well as a large number of antibiotics or hormones, can also be primary, which is mostly transmitted from the spouse's candida vaginitis. There may be reddish erosion and thin-walled pustules on the glans and coronary sulcus, but candida is often not found locally, which may be caused by local allergic reaction caused by candida.
3. Patients infected with amoebic protozoa often first develop balanoposthitis, which locally loses its normal barrier function and is subsequently caused by intestinal amoebic infection. Local erosion, ulcers, and tissue necrosis are obvious, and amoeba protozoa can be found by direct smear of secretions.
4. Trichomoniasis is often transmitted by a spouse who has vaginal trichomoniasis. The symptoms are mild, mainly manifested as erythema, papules, and small blisters on the glans. The realm is clear, the scope gradually expands, and patients often feel itching. Trichomonas can be found in the secretion.