What are the symptoms of glansitis?

For most men, glansitis is a symptom that confuses them and affects their normal sexual life. Therefore, they need to know more about the early symptoms of glansitis. Glansitis is a common male disease. Many cases of glansitis are caused by bacterial infection. Therefore, they should pay attention to maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in their daily life. So, what are the symptoms of glansitis?

Trichomonal glansitis

Caused by infection with Trichomonas. Clinical symptoms are erythema, smooth surface, a small amount of scaling nearby, scattered papules or pustules around, and slowly expanding to the periphery. Acute symptoms may present with edematous erythema, erosion, and exudate.

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Cytomegalic balanitis

It is more common in middle-aged and elderly patients. The glans penis produces localized, infiltrative, dark red and dark brown patches with clear boundaries, smooth surface, many red spots or erosions, easy bleeding, and no ulcers. Histopathology has diagnostic value, and its characteristics are the infiltration of band-like inflammatory cells in the superficial dermis, mixed with many plasma cells.

Annular rupture of glans

It may be the initial mucosal damage of Reites disease, or it may be related to the long-term irritation of urine scale. The clinical symptoms are erythema on the glans penis, which gradually expands and becomes annular or multi-annular, and then shallow ulcers may occur. If secondary infection occurs, the symptoms may be aggravated and lose their annular characteristics.

Candidal balanitis

It is a mild, transient erosive glans inflammation caused by trichomonas infection. Initially, erythema and papules appear on the glans, with clear boundaries and gradually expanding. On the erythema, there are small blisters ranging in size from needles to millet grains. The blisters can expand and fuse together, and produce a slightly erosive surface.