What is the cause of the peeling of the glans?

The glans refers to the male reproductive organ, and peeling of the male glans is a very common condition. There are many reasons for the peeling of the male glans. It is generally due to inflammation of the glans or a disease caused by chronic glansitis, which can easily cause itching, peeling, or secretions in the glans area. It needs to be treated in time, and some anti-inflammatory drugs can be taken.

What is the cause of the peeling of the glans penis?

Penile peeling is often a symptom of glansitis. There are many factors that cause penile peeling. External irritants, such as soap, dry the glans and cause sicca glansitis. Sicca glansitis is a chronic inflammation of the top of the glans. The surrounding local tissues turn white and hard. Common symptoms include redness, swelling and pain of the foreskin. Some parts may have erosion and ulcers. If there is unclean sexual behavior, the possibility of sexually transmitted diseases cannot be ruled out.

The peeling of the glans penis is often caused by excessive foreskin and unclean sexual life. Due to the excessive foreskin, the secretions cannot be cleared in time, and the pathogens grow and multiply here, causing local inflammation. When the glans penis peels, red spots, secretions, smegma, itching, flushing, blistering, and odor will also appear. If the peeling of the glans penis is relatively minor, you can wash it frequently with clean water. If the peeling of the glans penis is more serious, you need to go to the hospital for detailed examination and treatment.

If the glans is red and itchy, it may be glansitis. The most common is fungal glansitis. Because the spouse has fungal vaginitis, the male glansitis is caused after sexual intercourse. This situation has affected the normal life. You need to go to the hospital for a detailed examination to clarify the specific type of disease. If it is fungal glansitis, it needs to be treated in time.

If the foreskin is too long, the secretions of the inner plate cannot be cleared in time, so that the pathogens grow and multiply here, causing local inflammation. When the glans is itchy and peeling, there will also be: red spots, secretions, smegma, itching, flushing, pustule, odor, etc. It can be washed frequently with clean water. If the glans peeling is serious, you should go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis in time for treatment.

In clinical practice, it is also common for the glans to peel due to infection. It is 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. The dirty things between the foreskin and the glans, that is, smegma, will accumulate, and the peeling of the glans will stimulate the local foreskin and mucous membrane to cause inflammation.

During treatment, the appropriate anti-inflammatory drugs are used according to the different infectious bacteria, and attention should also be paid to local cleanliness and hygiene.