What causes redness, swelling and itching of the glans penis?

Many men have problems that they cannot talk about. Like prostatitis, redness, swelling and itching of the glans penis is also a problem that troubles some male friends. Most men think that they can make the symptoms of redness, swelling and itching disappear by cleaning the glans penis, but this is a wrong approach, because redness, swelling and itching of the glans penis is a genital disease that needs treatment. Let's introduce to male friends what is the cause of redness, swelling and itching of the glans penis.

Many patients develop erythema or small papules on the glans of the penis and suspect that they have a sexually transmitted disease. When they go to the doctor, they find out that it is balanoposthitis (glanvical balanitis). In fact, balanoposthitis is a common disease. Balanoposthitis is divided into balanoposthitis and glansitis. Because they often appear at the same time, it is called penile balanoposthitis. This inflammation can be infectious or non-infectious. Infectious balanoposthitis is more common in clinical practice. Infectious ones are often caused by unclean sexual intercourse, infection with Candida albicans, Trichomonas, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Gonorrhea or other bacteria; non-infectious factors are mostly due to excessive foreskin and insufficient cleaning, which causes the accumulation of unclean substances between the foreskin and the glans penis, namely smegma, which irritates the local foreskin and mucous membrane and causes inflammation.

Erythromycin and tetracycline are the first choice for the treatment of acute superficial balanitis and annular effusive balanitis. Generally, 0.5g is taken 4 times a day. The first choice for the treatment of trichomonal balanitis is 0.2g, 3 times a day, for 10 consecutive days. Trichostatin or itraconazole is often used for the treatment of balanitis caused by Candida albicans. Trichostatin 100,000 to 200,000 units, twice a day, and itraconazole 100mg, twice a day, for 7 consecutive days.

It can be seen that redness, swelling and itching of the glans penis is a genital disease and needs to be treated in the hospital. Redness, swelling and itching of the glans penis is a genital disease caused by male friends not paying attention to genital hygiene. Therefore, male friends must pay attention to their genital hygiene, take a bath regularly to clean their genitals, and men with foreskin can undergo circumcision surgery.