Patient's question:
Itching inside the foreskin, when retracting the foreskin, rubbing with fingers, like taking a bath, it can rub off the scales. The glans is not painful, there are red spots (dots), not exudative. Onset time: Male, 41 years old, July 2010. Past treatment and effectiveness: Used potassium permanganate for nightly washing, applied erythromycin ointment in the morning, and took roxithromycin orally. Already recovered. Now it has recurred, and I am still using the above treatment methods, but it is ineffective. Desired assistance: Hello, is what I have balanoposthitis? If it is balanoposthitis, what type is it? What medication should be used?Doctor's answer:
Consider the possibility of balanoposthitis. Excessive foreskin can lead to balanoposthitis. Due to the inability to promptly and thoroughly clean the inner secretion of the foreskin and prepuce, bacteria grow and adapt locally, causing inflammation, which is known as balanoposthitis. On the other hand, bacteria can move backward and downward to infect the urethra, prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymis, and testicles. Additionally, bacteria can be transmitted to a partner through masturbation, leading to conditions such as vulvitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, and endometritis in women. Therefore, from a modern medical perspective, circumcision is better than not having it done. Thus, it is recommended that you visit the urology department of a hospital with the necessary conditions to undergo a circumcision.