What is the cause of the wrinkles on the glans?

If there is any abnormality in the male glans, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. The glans of middle-aged men are prone to diseases, the most common of which is balanitis. This type of disease has a great impact on male sexual life. Once discovered, it must be relieved in time so that there will be no harm to the body. So what is the matter with the wrinkles on the glans? This is also unclear to many people. The following is a detailed introduction so that you can have some understanding.

What is the cause of wrinkles on the glans?

1. Acute superficial balanitis: It is mostly caused by friction from underwear, trauma, or local irritation from soap or detergent. It manifests as edema, erythema, exudation, erosion, secondary infection with purulent secretions, easy formation of ulcers, and spontaneous pain.

2. Annular erosive glansitis: The glans and prepuce inflammation and damage are annular, or the annular has cheese-like smegma, which is easy to break into superficial ulcers over time. If the annular characteristics are lost, it is difficult to distinguish from superficial glansitis. This disease can exist alone or as a mucosal symptom of Reiter syndrome.

3. Plasmocytic balanoposthitis: It is more common in middle-aged people. It is a chronic inflammation of single or multiple lesions that lasts for a long time. The damage is plaque-like, with a smooth or flaky or moist surface and obvious infiltration. The boundary is clear and not easy to break. Small spots like chili powder can be seen on the surface. The appearance is difficult to distinguish from proliferative erythema of the glans.

4. Mica-like and keratotic pseudoepitheliomatous glansitis: The glans is damaged and infiltrated, hyperkeratotic and has mica-like crusts. The affected area loses its normal elasticity and atrophies over time. Histopathology shows hyperkeratosis, hypertrophy of the spinous layer, and elongated epidermal processes showing pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia.

After understanding what causes glans folds, men should also improve the glans folds according to their own specific conditions. If the glans folds are severe, surgical treatment should be chosen. This treatment method is very helpful in alleviating the glans folds. Male patients should also pay attention to this.