Patient's question:
I am 42 years old this year. Last week, I seemed to have a slight fever, then felt tired and sleepy. When I came home at night, I found a ring of redness on the glans, with some bleeding. What are the symptoms of balanitis?Doctor's answer:
There are several types of balanitis, with over ten kinds. However, the most common and ordinary form of balanitis primarily manifests as itching, pain, and irritation on the glans. There may be some discharge from the glans, sometimes purulent discharge. It can even lead to redness, swelling, peeling, and even ulcers in the glans and foreskin, as a series of symptoms. This is relatively easy to diagnose. So, what are the main causes of this condition? It is often related to an overly long foreskin that covers the glans.