Acute superficial glansitis symptoms

Acute superficial glansitis is a disease that men are prone to. Many people do not have a clear understanding of glansitis, which causes the disease to recur frequently. After a long period of illness, it will also cause other diseases, which is very harmful to men. Patients must know the symptoms and causes of the disease to stay away from the occurrence of the disease. Even if they are sick, they can be diagnosed and treated early. So what are the symptoms and causes of acute superficial glansitis?

Balanitis is a diffuse inflammation of the foreskin and glans, which can be caused by infectious or non-infectious factors. Infectious cases are more common in clinical practice, often caused by fungal or bacterial infection under the foreskin. Balanitis can be divided into balanitis and glansitis. Balanitis refers to inflammation of the foreskin and its mucous membrane, and glansitis refers to inflammation of the mucous membrane of the glans penis. Since the two often appear at the same time, it is called balanitis. In addition to local symptoms, balanitis is generally not very harmful and has no direct relationship with sexual dysfunction or male infertility. In rare cases, it can cause urinary tract infection. Acute superficial balanoposthitis is the most common type of balanoposthitis, which is mostly caused by bacterial infection and is sometimes related to injury and local irritation.

Disease symptoms:

The patient feels pain, burning and itching in the glans or penis, which is aggravated by friction with clothes and pants. Due to the swelling of the glans penis and the friction of clothes and pants, it is sometimes inconvenient to move. Physical examination can show erythema, congestion, erosion, exudation and even bleeding on the inner surface of the foreskin and the glans. In severe cases, blisters or ulcers may appear, and there is a foul-smelling milky white purulent secretion, and sometimes the urethra is red and swollen. Those with significant local inflammation may be accompanied by mild systemic symptoms, such as fatigue, weakness, low fever, and enlarged inguinal lymph nodes.

Causes:

1. Infectious factors

A variety of pathogenic microorganisms can cause acute superficial balanitis, with bacteria being the most common. Trichomonas, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Gonorrhea can also cause disease. Most pathogens are conditional pathogens, which usually remain in the penis. When the pathogens multiply to a certain number and the toxicity is high and exceeds the body's resistance, or the body's resistance is reduced and is not enough to resist the toxicity of the pathogens, the disease will occur. People with acute superficial balanitis generally have foreskin that is too long or phimosis. At this time, the shed epithelial cells, glandular secretions and smegma bacteria form a warm and humid environment, which can easily cause inflammation as long as the pathogens enter. Diabetes and local moisture can become inducements for pathogens to cause disease.

2. Non-infectious factors

Irritation from smegma, mechanical damage caused by trauma and friction, local irritation from condoms, soaps and detergents, etc.

The symptoms and causes of acute superficial glansitis are very important for everyone to understand the disease, which is very helpful for preventing or diagnosing the disease. Many men are embarrassed to go to the hospital for examination after suffering from the disease. The occurrence of the disease will affect the mood and psychology, and in severe cases it will distort the patient's personality. In the long run, it will be detrimental to men. After the patient discovers the disease, he should take good treatment to avoid bacterial infection and prevent the bacteria from infecting others.