Cracked foreskin

Introduction Foreskin cracking is mostly caused by foreskin balanitis. Foreskin balanitis refers to the inflammation of the inner skin of the foreskin and the head of the penis. A kind of lipid substance secreted in the normal foreskin cavity. When the foreskin is too long or phimosis, such substances can accumulate into smegma. Stimulation of foreskin and penis head causes foreskin balanitis, foreskin turtle caused by drug allergy is a delayed allergic reaction, clinically quite common, usually occurs 24 to 72 hours after eye drops.

Cause

1. Foreskin balanitis, because the foreskin and glans are directly attached together, when the foreskin is inflamed, the glans are prone to inflammation, and the foreskin is cracked or painful, which is the case of foreskin balanitis. One.

2, infected bacteria: Staphylococcus, streptococcus, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, mycoplasma, fungi, etc. can be caused.

3, because the foreskin is too long, the cleaning is not enough, the unclean things between the foreskin and the glans, that is, the smegma, will accumulate, stimulating local foreskin and mucous membrane inflammation.

4, the cause of foreskin cracking is likely to be inflammation of the foreskin, because the foreskin feels dry skin, like the symptoms of winter dry arm cracks, this is often the performance of inflammation.

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Differential diagnosis

1, glans dermatitis at the beginning of flushing, erosion, but rarely blisters, there may be exudate, foreskin edema can not be upturned, sometimes purulent secretions, according to different causes can be divided into traumatic balanitis, contact glans Inflammation, infectious balanitis, candida balanitis, amoebic balanitis, trichomonas balanitis, plasma cell balanitis.

2, hard sputum is a hard ulcer, the edges are neat, see syphilis for details.

3, gonorrhea can also occur glans dermatitis, but mainly manifested as acute suppurative urethritis.

4, fixed erythema drug eruption is often caused by oral sulfa drugs or analgesic drugs, occurs in the genitals, redness, often ulceration, erosion, and recurrence, you should carefully ask the medical history.

5. Contact dermatitis.

6, herpes zoster.

7, impetigo and so on.

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