Patient's question:
These past few days, I've been feeling some pain at the urethral opening, aching, frequent urination, and urgency. I initially thought it might be prostatitis, but after taking medication, it didn't help. When I went to the hospital for a thorough check-up, the doctor said I had balanoposthitis. The treatment has been quite slow and troublesome. It's truly exhausting. How is balanoposthitis treated?Doctor's answer:
Balanoposthitis refers to the inflammation of the inner foreskin and glans penis. Maintain local cleanliness at all times to prevent secondary infection; ② For exudative and purulent discharge, use 3% boric acid solution or 0.1% Ringer's lactate for wet dressing; ③ Corticosteroid cream can be used for non-infectious subacute stages; ④ For chronic stages or dry scaling, use tetracycline and hydrocortisone ointment; ⑤ If there is obvious infection, fever, and lymph node enlargement, systemic antibiotics such as amoxicillin or ciprofloxacin can be used. Potassium permanganate solution can be used for soaking and applying anti-inflammatory cream. For allergic balanoposthitis, oral antihistamines and topical creams should be used. In addition to timely treatment for male genital diseases, patients should maintain a positive attitude to face the illness. Only in this way can the patient's immunity and the belief to fight the disease be reduced, while paying more attention to dietary care.