What is the cause of the itchy bump on the glans?

What is the reason for the red and itchy glans? Many men don't care when they feel that their glans is red and itchy, thinking that it may be caused by unhygienic practices recently. As long as they pay attention to hygiene, it will be fine after a while. On the contrary, some men are very worried about whether they have some disease. So what is the reason for the red and itchy glans?

In fact, if the glans is red and itchy, it is very likely that you have balanitis. This disease cannot be ignored for a long time, otherwise it will only make the condition more and more serious and increase the difficulty of treatment. Therefore, men must take it seriously.

What causes the glans to be red and itchy?

The redness and itching of the glans are mostly caused by balanitis and prepuce being too long. The source of balanitis is unclean sexual life or the prepuce being too long of male friends.

Infectious glansitis is often caused by unclean sexual intercourse, infection with Candida albicans, Trichomonas, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Gonorrhea or other bacteria.

Non-infectious factors are mostly caused by excessive foreskin and insufficient cleaning. The dirty matter between the foreskin and the glans penis, namely smegma, will accumulate and irritate the local foreskin and mucous membrane to cause inflammation.

What is the cause of the red and itchy glans? Common symptoms of balanitis:

Annular ulcerated balanoposthitis: Red spots on the glans and foreskin gradually expand and become ring-shaped, forming superficial ulcers.

Trichomonal balanitis: papules and red spots appear on the glans, gradually enlarging with clear edges. Small needle-sized blisters can be seen on the erythema, and finally an erosive surface is formed.

Candida albicans balanitis: red spots on the foreskin and glans, with a smooth surface and small blisters. The edges of the erythema are clear, and there are erosions and exudates during acute attacks.

Acute superficial balanoposthitis: At the onset, there is local redness, red glans, red and swollen skin of the penis, and a burning and itching sensation in the glans. When the foreskin is turned back, the inner surface of the foreskin and the glans can be seen to be congested and eroded, with exudate and even bleeding.

After secondary infection, small ulcers may be seen, with foul-smelling milky white purulent secretions. If they rub against underwear, they will feel pain, and patients often have difficulty in moving. There may be swelling and tenderness of the inguinal nodes.

In order to cure glans inflammation, the factors that cause glans inflammation must be removed, such as excessive foreskin, unclean sexual intercourse, contact with unclean objects, etc. The treatment of glans inflammation mainly adopts anti-infection treatment, and the treatment methods for different pathogens are also different.

Treatment of glansitis

1. Medication for the treatment of glansitis

When glansitis occurs, patients often think it is a sexually transmitted disease and use some external disinfectant and anti-inflammatory cleaners to clean the foreskin of the penis and the skin of the glans. This will cause strong chemical stimulation to the local skin, resulting in redness, swelling and exudation, which will aggravate the acute inflammation of glansitis. If the acute inflammation is not properly treated and recurs repeatedly, it may eventually develop into chronic glansitis.

2. Surgical treatment of glansitis

If the glans inflammation is caused by prepuce being too long, the problem of prepuce being too long needs to be solved first. The Urology Department of Zhuhai Sunshine Hospital treats glans inflammation and prepuce being too long using the "Gesette" Korean micro-carving embroidery photoionization foreskin technology. The treatment will completely free men from the trouble of glans inflammation.

3. Light-guided system for the treatment of glansitis

The optical system is an advanced treatment technology in the medical field, which can accurately diagnose and treat and prevent recurrence. The core of the optical system is a megawave host with a power greater than microwave and radio frequency in the body and a system with a detection box, which can perform a non-invasive treatment without contacting the body.

Treatment of glansitis For the cause of its onset, it is necessary to understand clearly that there are many reasons for male glansitis, such as foreskin being too long, not paying attention to hygiene habits, or urinary tract infection. If you want to completely cure glansitis, you must do an examination before treatment. Only after finding out the cause can you treat it symptomatically.