Patient's question:
Last week, I seemed to have a slight fever, then felt tired and sleepy. When I came home at night, I noticed a red ring 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 would like to ask: How should balanitis itching be treated to heal?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:The burning sensation on the glans penis mentioned above is often caused by phimosis or excessive prepuce. The accumulation of secretions in the prepuce due to phimosis or excessive prepuce forms smegma. Bacterial, smegma, and urine irritation, or rarely mechanical injury, often cause the prepuce to become red and swollen, with yellowish discharge. When the prepuce is retracted, the entire glans also appears red and swollen. This is a typical case of acute balanoposthitis.