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A '''Posthitis''' is the medical term for an inflammation of the [[foreskin|prepuce]] of the [[penis]].<ref name="DocCheck">{{REFweb
Wikify.
|url=https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Posthitis
|title=Posthitis
|publisher=DocCheckFlexikon
|accessdate=2019-10-23
}}</ref> When posthitis occurs with [[balanitis]], it is known as [[balanoposthitis]].
== Background ==
}}</ref> Often, unprotected sexual intercourse and poor hygiene or comorbidities, such as a [[foreskin]] constriction ([[phimosis]]) with subsequent limited hygiene, can be the cause.<ref name="DocCheck"/>
[https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22961-candida-albicans Candida albicans] balanoposthitis causes cracking or fissuring in the [[foreskin]]. Candida albicans balanoposthitis is associated with diabetes.<ref name="verma2011">{{REFjournal
|last=Verma
|first=Shyam B.
* [[Balanitis]]
* [[Fungal infection]]
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
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[[Category:Foreskinned life]]
[[Category:Genital]]
[[Category:Medical term]]
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