Patient's question:
How is early balanitis best treated?Doctor's answer:
For the treatment of acute superficial balanitis and annular erosive balanitis, erythromycin and tetracycline are the first-line medications, usually taken at 0.5g per dose, four times daily. For trichomoniasis balanitis, metronidazole is the preferred treatment, taken at 0.2g per dose, three times daily, for a total of 10 days. For balanitis caused by Candida albicans, it is common to use griseofulvin or itraconazole. Griseofulvin at 100,000 to 200,000 units per dose, twice daily; itraconazole at 100mg per dose, twice daily, for a total of 7 days.