Apply erythromycin ointment to the red and swollen glans

When a male friend has a red and swollen glans, it is usually due to balanitis. So after the disease occurs, what is the actual effect of applying erythromycin ointment? Let's take a look.

The redness and swelling of the glans caused by balanitis can be treated with erythromycin ointment. In order to obtain a stronger therapeutic effect, it is recommended to maintain partial environmental hygiene, first use 5/1000 potassium permanganate solution to clean the foreskin and the glans penis, and then apply erythromycin ointment. Avoid unclean sexual behavior. Drink plenty of water during the treatment period, and avoid spicy and high-calorie foods. For those with long foreskin or prepuce, it is recommended to go to the reproductive medicine department or male specialist department of a local regular hospital for circumcision, which can effectively prevent the onset of balanitis.

In addition, you can clearly see many main manifestations of glans inflammation

1. Candidal glansitis: caused by trichomonas infection, the main manifestation is the appearance of papules or erythema on the glans penis. The papules gradually expand and erosions will occur immediately in more severe cases.

2. Amoebic operative glansitis: When the glans penis becomes inflamed due to excessive foreskin, the natural barrier function of the epithelial cells is lost, which easily leads to amoeba infection. The clinical symptoms are glans penis erosion, shallow ulcers, significant tissue necrosis, and pain.

3. Trichomonal glansitis: caused by trichomonas infection. Clinical symptoms are erythema, smooth surface, a small amount of scaling nearby, scattered papules or pustules around, and slowly expanding to the periphery. Acute symptoms may present with edematous erythema, erosion, and exudate.

4. Subacute atrophic glansitis: The wound site will show edema, erythema, erosion, exudate and bleeding. In severe cases, blisters may appear. If secondary infection occurs, ulcers may occur, covered with purulent exudate. The patient will experience active pain and tenderness, and may also develop secondary mild systemic symptoms, such as fatigue, drowsiness, low fever, and large inguinal lymph nodes.

5. Annular rupture of glans: Annular erythema appears on the glans, and immediately causes atrophic ulceration.

6. Plasmocytic glansitis: The glans penis produces localized, infiltrative, dark red and dark brown patches with clear boundaries, smooth surface, many red spots or erosions, easy bleeding, and no ulcers. There is band-like inflammatory cell infiltration in the superficial dermis, mixed with many plasma cells.

Balanitis refers to the inflammation of the mucous membrane of the glans penis due to trauma, irritation or infection. Balanitis can be caused by a variety of factors, some of which are physical factors such as trauma, friction, contraceptive products, cleaning fluids, urine, etc., physiological factors such as long foreskin, prepuce is too long, urine scale irritation, infection factors, etc.