Patient's question:
My symptoms of balanitis are very similar to acute superficial balanitis. The doctor performed a "urethral discharge" test. Results: Gonorrhea, chlamydia, and mycoplasma were all negative. This should be considered normal. It was said that erythromycin can treat acute superficial balanitis. The instructions state that erythromycin treats infections caused by Chlamydia and Mycoplasma, but both of these were normal in my case. Please provide an explanation—can I take erythromycin for this?Doctor's answer:
The dosage of erythromycin ethylsuccinate tablets for patients with chlamydia infection is 800 mg once every 8 hours for 7 days; or 400 mg once every 6 hours for 14 days. It is recommended that patients thoroughly understand the contraindications, adverse reactions, and interactions of the drug when using this product, so that they can use it safely, reasonably, effectively, and economically.