Patient's question:
Last week, I seemed to have a slight fever, then felt tired and sleepy. When I came home that 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 was wondering: where can I go for the best treatment for itchy glans?Doctor's answer:
When the glans penis exhibits abnormal symptoms again, such as itching, redness, swelling, or burning, it can be considered as 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 prepuce. The accumulation of secretions within the prepuce due to phimosis or excessive prepuce forms smegma. Bacterial, smegma, and urine irritation, or in rare cases, mechanical injury, often cause the prepuce to become red and swollen, with yellowish discharge leaking out. When the prepuce is retracted, the entire glans penis is also red and swollen, which is a typical case of acute balanoposthitis.