Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing pain in the lower abdomen, and I can see red spots on the glans with discharge and itching. It also hurts when I urinate. I searched online and found that I might have balanitis. How is balanitis caused?Doctor's answer:
Balanoposthitis refers to the inflammation of the inner foreskin and glans penis. A lipoidal substance secreted normally in the foreskin cavity can accumulate as smegma under conditions of phimosis or excessive foreskin, irritating the foreskin and glans to cause balanoposthitis. Symptoms include edema, redness, exudation, and desquamation. Secondary infections may lead to purulent discharge, easily forming ulcers, accompanied by pain. The causes of this condition can be categorized into two types: ① Simple or non-infectious factors: such as physiological phimosis and excessive foreskin.