Patient's question:
All symptoms: A week ago, while taking a shower, I suddenly noticed a blister in the sulcus of the glans, which burst immediately, leaving behind a red spot resembling an ulcer. Now, after a week, the red spot has slightly faded, and there have been no other special symptoms or feelings of itching/pain.Onset time and cause: Discovered a week ago, it has not yet disappeared. Due to severe oral ulcers, is there a connection? Or could it be due to friction during masturbation?
Treatment history: No treatment has been administered.
Desired help: What could this be? I am very worried now.
Doctor's answer:
It should be the symptoms of genital herpes. The main principle of treatment for this disease is that patients need to maintain sufficient local cleanliness and dryness to prevent secondary infections. At the location of the herpes, patients can choose to apply 3% acyclovir cream, 1% penciclovir cream, dibucaine ointment, or recombinant human interferon alpha-2b cream for topical treatment. When treating genital herpes locally, it is essential to avoid using various corticosteroid preparations. Genital herpes can recur repeatedly, which has a significant impact on the health and psychology of patients. It can also infect newborns through the placenta and birth canal, leading to congenital infections in newborns. Therefore, this disease is also one of the more serious public health issues, and effective prevention and control should be given attention.