Balanitis is an inflammation of the skin in the head of your penis due to infection or another cause.
Balanitis is not usually serious condition, it easily treated by proper medication.
TYPE
• Zoon’s balanitis
• Circinate balanitis
• Pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis
Two conditions that are very similar to balanitis
• Balanoposthitis
• Phimosis
CAUSES
• Fungal infections
• Bacterial infections
OTHER CAUSES:
• Allergic reaction
• Gonorrhea
• Trichomoniasis
• Uncontrollable Diabetes
• Scabies
• Injuries
SYMPTOMS
• Pain
• Itching
• Irritation
• Redness
• Swelling
• Discharge in the tip of your penis
• Soreness
• Glossy skin on your penis
• Bleeding
• Offensive smell
• Tight foreskin
• Pain during urination
• Discharge coming from under the foreskin
COMPLICATIONS
• Urethral Strictures
• Urinary retention
• Vesicoureteral reflux
INVESTIGATION
• Your doctor can diagnose easily balanitis based on your symptoms and by doing a physical exam
TESTS ARE:
• Serum glucose test
• Lab test
• CBC
Treatment depends on underlying cause
• Antibiotics
• Antifungal cream
• Steroid
• Sitz bath
• Avoiding excessive washing of the genitals
