Picture of red dot on glans

The male glans, also known as the glans penis, refers to the spherical object at the front end of the male reproductive organ. It is formed by the expansion of the corpus cavernosum of the urethra. The end of the front end has the urethra opening, which is the entrance and exit for urine and semen.

The male reproductive organ can be divided into the glans penis, the body of the penis, and the root of the penis from front to back. For young men with long foreskin, the foreskin must be pulled off to see the glans penis. If the foreskin of an adult cannot be pulled off to show the glans penis, this is commonly known as long foreskin. The area near the glans penis is a place where dirt and filth are hidden. The residual urine after urination will accumulate between the glans penis and the foreskin, allowing the substances in the urine to settle, and pathogens and bacteria to multiply, resulting in a lot of urine scale, which is concentrated in the coronal sulcus. Generally speaking, urine scale should be removed once a day or two to prevent inflammation. Try to clean the glans penis and foreskin before sex.

Proliferative erythema

Clinical manifestations: single or multiple erythema appear on the glans penis, which can be annular, ring-shaped or irregular, with clear boundaries, slightly raised and hard, and shiny surface. Sometimes there may be erosion, crusting or papillary hyperplasia. This disease may remain unchanged for many years, or it may become a disease.

The cause of erythema proliferatum is unclear, but it is mainly caused by those with excessive foreskin, so it is believed to be related to excessive foreskin and irritation from urine scale. The editor has performed circumcision on several patients with this disease, and the erythema disappeared naturally in some of them. Therefore, patients with this disease should basically have their foreskin removed. There is no unquestionable recommendation for the treatment of erythema proliferatum. Some experts believe that circumcision should be performed and observation should be carried out; some doctors believe that freezing or X-raying the lesion is the best treatment.

In addition, this disease is also called erythematous hyperplasia or erythematous hypertrophy. Patients who find erythema on the glans penis must not be afraid of medical treatment, but should go to the urology department of the hospital as soon as possible and do a good job of circumcision surgery.

Skin horn

The clinical manifestations are: a matchstick or chopstick-sized antelope horn-like protrusion grows on the glans penis, which is dark red or gray-brown in color and hard in material. It is believed to be a protrusion produced by the proliferation of thin germ cells in the epidermal stratum corneum on the basis of glans inflammation. The horn is believed to be a precancerous lesion.

The characteristics of the horn make it difficult to diagnose. The treatment is partial excision. It should be noted that patients with horns on the glans penis should consult a doctor as soon as possible, and never be embarrassed or try to remove them by themselves, so as to avoid aggravating the symptoms or delaying treatment, which may lead to serious threats.