Patient's question:
The day before yesterday, I had a sexual encounter with my wife. Afterward, I didn't wash with water; instead, I wiped with my underwear. Last night, I started noticing a few small red spots on my glans and a feeling of redness and swelling on my foreskin. Now, I'm feeling a bit itchy.Doctor's answer:
Yes. Balanoposthitis refers to the inflammation of the inner foreskin and glans penis. A lipid substance normally secreted in the foreskin cavity can accumulate as smegma in cases of phimosis or excessive foreskin, which may irritate the foreskin and glans, leading to balanoposthitis. Balanoposthitis is a common condition in men. We have found that if this condition is not treated properly, it can lead to recurrent balanitis, causing repeated small inflammatory fissures to occur in the foreskin orifice and inner foreskin skin.