Why does the glans penis turn black?

If the color of the glans accidentally turns black, you should take your male friends to the hospital for a andrological examination. This is mostly caused by too frequent sexual intercourse. It is still necessary to control the frequency of sexual intercourse appropriately. And if you are a patient with new glans disease in the US military, it may be infected by fungi. You can try to take some drugs with anti-fungal effects for treatment.

Contagious warts

It usually occurs 2-7 weeks after sexual contact, and appears as a hemispherical papule with a diameter of 3-6 mm, slightly concave in the center, like an umbilical pit. If the papule is squeezed, a white cheese-like substance can be squeezed out. Treatment can be done by scraping it off with a sharp curette, then applying iodine or carbolic acid, and applying pressure to stop bleeding; cryotherapy can also be used.

Fungal glansitis

It is caused by a fungus called Candida albicans. It usually occurs in patients who have undergone circumcision. The glans penis is shiny red with small pustules or papules on the surface. You can take clotrimazole or ketoconazole, and apply clotrimazole ointment to the affected area.

Psoriasis

It may only occur on the penis and not on other parts of the body, so it is difficult to identify. It is manifested as a erythematous papule with clear edges on the head of the penis, without the silvery white scales that are common in psoriasis. If it grows on the penis shaft, there may be scales. Hydrocortisone ointment can be applied externally to control the condition.

Villous papilloma

There are millet-like swellings on the edge of the coronal sulcus, which are pink papillary protrusions arranged in rows. The protrusions are particularly obvious and hard when the penis is erect. There is no pain or other discomfort at ordinary times, but it may damage the female's vaginal mucosa during sexual intercourse. Treatment requires surgical local excision.

Balanoposthitis

This is the most common glans foreskin disease. Almost all patients have phimosis or prepuce that is too long. Between the glans and the long foreskin, a warm and moist bacterial culture medium is formed due to the shedding of epithelial cells, glandular secretions and smegma bacteria. Once bacteria enter, they can cause inflammation.

In the early stage of glans phimitis, the glans and foreskin surface are edematous and congested, the area around the urethral opening is red, and wounds and erosions appear. It may develop into superficial ulcers, with purulent secretions flowing out. The patient will feel itching or burning in the glans penis, followed by pain. After erosion, pus may flow out with a foul odor. In severe cases, there will also be fatigue, low fever, enlarged and tender inguinal lymph nodes.

In addition, if it is candidal balanitis caused by fungal infection, it often manifests as erythema of the glans mucosa, local edema, smooth appearance, mild desquamation of the edges, and papules and small pustules that expand to the surrounding area to form glans erosion. Recurrent candidal balanitis can cause foreskin dryness and cracking, fibrosis and sclerosis of the glans.