Patient's question:
Last week, I seemed to have a slight fever, then felt tired and sleepy. When I got home at night, I noticed a ring of redness on the head of my penis, with some bleeding. At the time, I went to the hospital, and the doctor said it was caused by balanitis. I'm asking: Where would be a good place to see if the itching spreads?Doctor's answer:
When the glans penis exhibits abnormal symptoms again, such as itching, redness, swelling, or burning, it can be considered as being caused by an inflammatory infection. Currently, balanitis is a very common disease in urology, and its causes can mainly be divided into the following two categories:1. The glans penis experiencing a burning sensation
These types of balanitis are often caused by phimosis or excessive foreskin. Phimosis and excessive foreskin lead to the accumulation of secretions within the foreskin, forming smegma. Bacterial, smegma, and urine irritation, or in rare cases, mechanical injuries, often cause the foreskin to become red and swollen, with yellowish discharge leaking out. When the foreskin is retracted, the entire glans penis is also red and swollen, which is a typical case of acute balanoposthitis.