Patient's question:
I've been feeling uncomfortable downstairs for this period, it's both painful and itchy, and my glans seems particularly red and a bit swollen. The smell is especially unpleasant, and there are yellowish secretions on my glans. Is this likely glans inflammation? Which clinic is best for treating glans inflammation?Doctor's answer:
Red spots on the glans are a typical symptom of balanoposthitis, which refers to inflammation of the inner foreskin and glans. A lipoidal substance normally secreted in the foreskin cavity can accumulate as smegma under conditions of phimosis or excessive foreskin, irritating the foreskin and glans to cause balanoposthitis. The basic principle of Western medical treatment is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial. Generally, both topical and systemic treatments are used. For acute superficial balanoposthitis and annular purulent balanoposthitis, erythromycin and tetracycline are the first-line treatments.