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A '''Posthitis''' is the medical term for an inflammation of the [[foreskin|prepuce]] of the [[penis]].<ref name="DocCheck">{{REFweb

'''Posthitis''' is the medical term for an inflammation of the [[foreskin|prepuce]] of the [[penis]].<ref name="DocCheck">{{REFweb

|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.

}}</ref> When posthitis occurs with [[balanitis]], it is known as [[balanoposthitis]].

== Background ==

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|DOI=10.1136/sti.72.3.155

|accessdate=2019-10-26

}}</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"/>

}}</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.

|init=SB

|author-link=

|last2=Molina

|first2=Uwe

|init2=U

|author2-link=

|etal=no

|title=Looking through the cracks of diabetic candidal balanoposthitis!

|journal=Int J Gen Med

|location=

|date=2011-07-07

|volume=4

|issue=

|pages=511-3

|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150172/

|pubmedID=21845057

|pubmedCID=3150172

|DOI=10.2147/IJGM.S17875

|accessdate=2023-09-11

}}</ref>

== Therapy ==

Posthitis, like balanitis, has many possible causes, so the cause must be accurately diagnosed before a treatment modality can be selected.

Posthitis, like [[balanitis]], has many possible causes, so the cause must be accurately diagnosed before a treatment modality can be selected.

The therapy is basically carried out medicinal and begins with a local therapy. Depending on the pathogenesis, antibiotic or fungicidal ointments are used. In the case of chemical or mechanical irritation, a therapeutic trial with ointments containing glucocorticoid may also be undertaken. For persistent relapses, [[circumcision]] may be considered.<ref name="DocCheck"/>

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== Complications ==

Possible complications include spreading of the infection to the [[glans]] ([[balanitis]]) as well as further ascending, which can lead to prostatitis or a [[urinary tract infection]].<ref name="DocCheck"/>

== Video ==

<br>

<youtube>v=xVNNMv7z6fM</youtube>

* [[Balanitis]]

* [[Fungal infection]]

* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]

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[[Category:Foreskinned life]]

[[Category:Genital]]

[[Category:Medical term]]

[[de:Posthitis]]

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-A '''Posthitis''' is the medical term for an inflammation of the [[foreskin|prepuce]] of the [[penis]].<ref name="DocCheck">{{REFweb
+'''Posthitis''' is the medical term for an inflammation of the [[foreskin|prepuce]] of the [[penis]].<ref name="DocCheck">{{REFweb
   |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.
+}}</ref> When posthitis occurs with [[balanitis]], it is known as [[balanoposthitis]].
 == Background ==
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   |DOI=10.1136/sti.72.3.155
   |accessdate=2019-10-26
-}}</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"/>
+}}</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.
+ |init=SB
+ |author-link=
+ |last2=Molina
+ |first2=Uwe
+ |init2=U
+ |author2-link=
+ |etal=no
+ |title=Looking through the cracks of diabetic candidal balanoposthitis!
+ |journal=Int J Gen Med
+ |location=
+ |date=2011-07-07
+ |volume=4
+ |issue=
+ |pages=511-3
+ |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3150172/
+ |pubmedID=21845057
+ |pubmedCID=3150172
+ |DOI=10.2147/IJGM.S17875
+ |accessdate=2023-09-11
+}}</ref>
 == Therapy ==
-Posthitis, like balanitis, has many possible causes, so the cause must be accurately diagnosed before a treatment modality can be selected.
+Posthitis, like [[balanitis]], has many possible causes, so the cause must be accurately diagnosed before a treatment modality can be selected.
 The therapy is basically carried out medicinal and begins with a local therapy. Depending on the pathogenesis, antibiotic or fungicidal ointments are used. In the case of chemical or mechanical irritation, a therapeutic trial with ointments containing glucocorticoid may also be undertaken. For persistent relapses, [[circumcision]] may be considered.<ref name="DocCheck"/>
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 == Complications ==
 Possible complications include spreading of the infection to the [[glans]] ([[balanitis]]) as well as further ascending, which can lead to prostatitis or a [[urinary tract infection]].<ref name="DocCheck"/>
+== Video ==
+<br>
+<youtube>v=xVNNMv7z6fM</youtube>
 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Balanitis]]
+* [[Fungal infection]]
 * [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
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 {{REF}}
+[[Category:Foreskinned life]]
 [[Category:Genital]]
 [[Category:Medical term]]
 [[de:Posthitis]]