What causes peeling on the glans?

The most common cause of glans peeling is balanitis or phimosis, which is mainly caused by unclean sexual life and long foreskin, which may cause infection with staphylococcus, streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Trichomonas, mycoplasma, chlamydia, bacteria, gonorrhea, or other bacteria.

There are many factors that cause the peeling of the glans penis, the most likely cause is glansitis.

Cause 1: Subacute atrophic balanitis

Symptoms include: skin lesions with local erythema, swelling, erosion, exudation, and blisters may appear in more severe cases. It is often caused by local friction, poor rotation of the foreskin, and allergies to topical medications such as condoms can also cause inflammatory reactions of the glans foreskin. This type should be distinguished from fixed drug eruptions. The latter has a history of taking medications. The skin lesions initially appear as annular or oval red spots, which then turn into purple-red spots with clear boundaries, and gradually become exudative, erosive, or superficial ulcers.

Reason 2: Trichomonas balanoposthitis

Symptoms include: skin damage mainly manifests as erythema, papules or papule rash, and then becomes blocky and erosive, with milky white spots and cheese-like secretions adhering to the surface, which can be easily shaved off. It can be primary or secondary to diabetes or long-term use of antibiotics, corticosteroids and sedatives. The patient's immediate family members may have trichomonal vaginitis. Trichomonas can be seen in some secretions for fungal microscopy and molding.

Cause 3: Cytoplasmic balanoposthitis

Symptoms include: localized infiltrative dark red spots on the glans penis, with a smooth surface and a small amount of scaling. Histopathology has diagnostic value characteristics of epidermal hyperplasia, with a lot of plasma cells infiltrating the dermis.

Reason 4: Candidal balanitis

It is a mild, transient erosive glans inflammation caused by trichomonas infection. Initially, erythema and papules appear on the glans, with clear boundaries and gradually expanding. On the erythema, there are small blisters ranging in size from needles to millet grains. The blisters can expand and fuse together, and produce a slightly erosive surface.

Reason 5: Not paying attention to hygiene or getting angry easily

If you don't pay attention to hygiene or get angry easily, it may also cause the glans to peel. In daily life, sometimes the soap or detergent may not be cleaned thoroughly during the cleaning process, or the use of women's special detergent may also cause peeling or swelling. In this case, just pay attention to hygiene, clear away heat and detoxify, and reduce fire.

What should I do if my glans penis peels?

1. Pay attention to local environmental hygiene, clean the glans penis and foreskin every day. If the foreskin is long, it should be treated in time and circumcision should be performed if necessary. It is also necessary to clean urine scale in time.

2. It is recommended to go to a reliable hospital for a physical examination and diagnosis. You must follow the doctor's instructions carefully, be careful about medical care and medication, and do not randomly take some antiviral drugs to avoid the condition becoming more and more out of control.