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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
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  |title=Posthitis
  |title=Posthitis
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  |accessdate=2019-10-23
  |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 ==
== Background ==
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}}</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 ==
== Therapy ==
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== Complications ==
== 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"/>
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 ==
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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}


* [[Balanitis]]
* [[Balanitis]]
* [[Fungal infection]]
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]


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[[Category:Foreskinned life]]
[[Category:Genital]]
[[Category:Genital]]
[[Category:Medical term]]
[[Category:Medical term]]


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