What are the symptoms of fungal glansitis?

Fungal glansitis is relatively unfamiliar to many people. It is a disease caused by Candida albicans infection and is relatively common in clinical practice. Fungal glansitis has many symptoms, the main one being itching, and patients may also experience some complications.

1. Fungal glansitis is a common male genital disease caused by Candida albicans infection. Due to the vigorous secretion of sebaceous glands in young men, the vulva is moist, and wearing thicker underwear or not keeping the vulva clean enough, it is very easy for fungi scattered in the air or parasitic here to take root and sprout, causing trouble and possibly being transmitted to the spouse. The main symptoms are itching and burning of the glans penis and penis skin, which are the most prominent symptoms of this disease. The glans penis, coronal sulcus and inner foreskin are red and swollen, and there are scattered red papules. Sticky white dirt like tofu dregs can be seen on the glans penis, inner foreskin and coronal sulcus. When the scrotum is infected, the scrotum skin may be flushed and have scaly erythema. It may also be accompanied by itching and pain, which may be aggravated after washing with soapy water. 5. When the urinary tract is infected, urinary pain, frequent urination, urgency, burning and itching in the urethra may occur.

2. Balanoposthitis refers to acute and chronic inflammation of the glans and foreskin of the penis. The glans and foreskin will become red and swollen. Balanoposthitis can be caused by urinary tract infection or irritation from clothes and detergents. Various bacterial infections can also cause inflammation. Balanoposthitis is more common in patients with prepuce or phimosis, because the long foreskin can become a place for dirt to accumulate, and the dirt will irritate the glans and foreskin and cause inflammation. Patients with diabetes have a greatly increased chance of suffering from balanoposthitis because of their reduced resistance to bacteria.

3. Symptoms of fungal glansitis: erythema on the glans, with small pustules or papules on the surface. It can also be manifested as local edema of the glans mucosa, mild desquamation at the edges, and papules and pustules that expand to form glans erosion. Recurrent candidal glansitis can cause local dryness, fibrosis and other changes. The disease is generally treated with topical antifungal ointments, and oral antifungal drugs can also be used in severe cases.