How to deal with suspected balanitis

Patient's question:

Patient is male, 22 years old, previously in good health, recently engaged in unsafe sexual behavior, experienced redness of the glans after intercourse, noticed red spots on the glans on the same day, with small white spots on the surface

Doctor's answer:

Hello, based on your symptoms, it should be acute superficial balanitis. Generally, it is caused by excessive foreskin, where the inner foreskin secretions cannot be cleaned promptly, allowing pathogens to grow and reproduce, leading to local inflammation and symptoms such as: redness, swelling, blisters, red spots, discharge, smegma, itching, and a bad odor.
The solution: If it is mild, you can often clean it with clean water or potassium permanganate solution for treatment.

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