What is the cause of the burning sensation in the glans penis?

As the pace of life accelerates, men's life pressure will also increase. A healthy body is inseparable from good living habits. The glans penis is the male reproductive part. Some men have a burning sensation in the glans penis for many reasons. Discomfort in the glans penis will affect the normal life of male patients and their mental state will also be affected. Many people don't know what is going on with the burning sensation in the glans penis. What is going on with the burning sensation in the glans penis? Let's take a look.

1. What happens if there is a burning sensation on the glans penis?

The symptoms of possible glans inflammation are mostly caused by fungal infection or herpes virus infection. It is recommended to take some glans secretions for examination to rule out fungal infection.

2. Common symptoms

1. Acute superficial galactitis

At the beginning of the disease, the local skin is flushed, and the glans penis feels burning and itchy. In the acute stage, the foreskin is turned back to reveal edematous erythema, erosion, exudation and bleeding on the glans penis. In severe cases, blisters may appear.

2. Annular ulcerative glansitis

The main feature of this disease is that there are one or several round lesions on the glans penis, with a red erosive surface in the middle and a narrow white band on the edge, forming a ring. If secondary infection occurs, the symptoms may be aggravated and lose their ring-shaped characteristics.

3. Candidal balanitis

The clinical manifestations are erythema of the foreskin and glans penis, with a smooth surface, a little desquamation around, and scattered papules or small pustules around, which slowly expand to the surrounding area.

4. Cytoplasmic balanitis

Persistent, localized, infiltrative, dark reddish-brown patches occur on the glans penis with clear boundaries, smooth surface, many small red spots or erosions, easy bleeding, and no ulcers.

5. Amoebic balanitis

The clinical manifestations are infiltrative erythema, erosion, shallow ulceration, obvious tissue necrosis and pain on the glans penis.

6. Mica and keratomatous pseudoepitheliomatous glansitis

The skin of the glans is infiltrated and hypertrophic, with local hyperkeratosis and silvery white mica crust. The glans loses its normal elasticity and gradually atrophies.

7. Trichomonas balanoposthitis

Initially, erythema and papules appear on the glans with clear boundaries and gradually expand in scope. On the erythema, there may be small blisters ranging from needle tip to millet grain size, which may expand and merge with each other to form a mild erosive surface.

8. Dry obstructive glansitis

The early stage of the disease is chronic glans inflammation, with thickened mucosa, ivory white lesion area, and desquamation of the epidermis. In the late stage, the local area is scar-like atrophy.

3. General treatment

1. General treatment

(1) Keep the area clean, avoid various irritations, and clean the glans penis and foreskin daily.

(2) Avoid unprotected sexual intercourse and suspend sexual activity during treatment. If it is trichomonas or candidal glansitis, both husband and wife should be treated at the same time.

(3) Avoid using corticosteroids during the acute phase to avoid aggravating the infection. If the foreskin is severely edematous, do not forcibly retract the foreskin.

(4) If there are ulcers or erosions on the inner foreskin and glans penis, the dressing should be changed promptly, twice a day.

(5) Eat less spicy food and avoid smoking and drinking.

2.Surgery

Patients with recurrent balanitis due to excessive foreskin or phimosis should undergo circumcision after the inflammation subsides.

IV. Drug treatment

1. Local treatment

For patients with erosive exudation or purulent secretions, apply wet compresses with 1% ethacridine solution or 1:8000 potassium permanganate solution. For patients with dryness and scaling, apply glucocorticoid ointment. For patients with Candida infection, the affected area can be cleaned with sodium bicarbonate solution and then imidazole ointment can be applied. For patients with Trichomonas infection, rinse with 0.5%-1% lactic acid solution or 0.5% acetic acid solution, and then apply anti-inflammatory ointment. Intermittent administration of medium-acting fluoride-free hormone ointment has a good effect on synovial glansitis.

2. Systemic medication

Systemic antibiotics should be selected based on the pathogen and drug sensitivity tests.