Itchy red pimples on the glans penis

Men must take good care of their hygiene. Don't think that hygiene is a small problem and don't care too much about it, because men don't have the habit of cleaning their lower body and reproductive system. When you find that the glans is itchy and some small red pimples appear on it, or if it is a virus infection, you need to go to the hospital for timely verification and choose the appropriate method for treatment.

What is glansitis

What is glansitis?Glansitis refers to inflammation of the inner layer of the foreskin and the glans penis. A lipid substance secreted in the normal foreskin cavity can accumulate into smegma when the foreskin or foreskin is ruptured, which irritates the foreskin and glans penis and causes glansitis. Symptoms of glansitis include edema, exudation, erythema, erosion, secondary infection with purulent secretions, easy formation of ulcers, and spontaneous pain.

Since the occurrence of glansitis is basically due to the stimulation of local factors, external medication should be the first choice for treatment. This disease belongs to the category of "penis warts" and "penis wind" in traditional Chinese medicine.

Causes of glansitis

The onset of glansitis is closely related to prepuce hyperplasia. It can also be caused by some non-infectious and infectious factors.

1. Non-infectious factors

Including local trauma, friction, contraceptives, soap and detergents and other irritants, local manifestations may be edema erythema, erosion, exudation and even bleeding. If secondary bacterial infection occurs, it may become purulent and form an ulcer. The patient has obvious pain and difficulty in movement. Clinically, it is called acute superficial glansitis.

2. Candida infection

Candida is a conditionally pathogenic fungus, so candidal glansitis often occurs secondary to diabetes, senile wasting diseases, and after large-scale antibiotic or hormone treatment. It can also be primary, mostly transmitted by the spouse's candidal vaginitis. The glans and coronal sulcus may have light red erosions and thin-walled abscesses, but Candida is often not found locally, which may be caused by local allergic reaction caused by Candida.

3. Amoeba infection

Most patients first have balanoposthitis, which causes the local loss of normal barrier function, and then is caused by intestinal amoebiasis. Local erosion, ulceration, and tissue necrosis are obvious, and amoeba can be found in direct smears of secretions.

4. Trichomonas infection

Most of the cases are caused by the partner suffering from vaginal trichomoniasis. The symptoms are mild, mainly manifested as erythematous papules and small blisters on the glans. The patient often feels itchy, and trichomonas can be found in the secretions.