What to do if you have a fungal infection of the penis

Fungal infection is a common surgical disease, which is common in various skin diseases, such as tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea capitis, tinea versicolor, tinea manuum and pedis! Fungal infection is relatively stubborn and easy to relapse. If penile fungal infection is not cured for a long time, it can affect sexual life and even fertility. In this case, it is easy to cause ascending infection, which affects the quality of semen and affects fertility. You need active treatment at present.

For skin diseases infected by spore fungi, potassium iodide is the first choice for internal medicine treatment. It can be used for those who are allergic to iodine, and amphotericin can be used for intravenous drip in severe cases. Topical medication treatment uses local warm therapy. Fungal infection of balanitis can be cross-infected through sexual intercourse. It is recommended that you come to our hospital's reproductive infection specialist for treatment as soon as possible to avoid affecting future sexual function and fertility.

Sporothrixosis is a chronic deep fungal disease that can invade the skin, mucous membranes, joints and internal organs, causing chronic specific granulomas. During the onset of the disease, there is often a history of rotten wood trauma. The skin is often manifested by a tough, painless subcutaneous nodule at the site of invasion, which is light red and not adhered to the skin. The nodule enlarges, becomes soft and purple, ruptures, and oozes a small amount of pus. After healing, it may form Scars form, and after 1-2 weeks, they spread upward along the lymphatic vessels, forming one or more purple nodules arranged in a band shape. After rupture, ulcers are formed, and the lymphatic vessels connected to the nodules become thicker. For the treatment of ulcers, 10% potassium iodide is applied externally, and taking 10% potassium iodide and itraconazole has a better therapeutic effect. It can also be combined with Chinese patent medicines such as Langdu Pills. Surgical treatment is prohibited.

Experts say that fungal infections require attention to hygiene, avoid spreading the disease to others, and go to a regular hospital for treatment in a timely manner to prevent the proliferation of fungi! Here I still want to remind you that if you have a penile fungal infection, you must go to the hospital to check what kind of fungus it is, so that you can prescribe the right medicine and treat the disease. It will have the effect of curing the disease.