Patient's question:
4 months ago, one instance of unprotected sex. Red spots appeared at the glans urethral meatus.Doctor's answer:
Hello, you can go to the hospital for examination and testing: Candidal balanitis (balanoposthitis) can be identified by taking samples from the affected glans or foreskin for microscopy or culture, where Candida can be found. Trichomoniasis balanitis can be identified by finding trichomonads in the discharge.Direct microscopy: Scrape off the scales from the affected area of the glans, coronal sulcus, or foreskin as the specimen for examination. Prepare the specimen with 10% potassium hydroxide or physiological saline for microscopic observation. Clusters of oval spores and pseudohyphae can be seen under the microscope. If a large number of pseudohyphae are found, it indicates that the Candida is in the pathogenic stage.