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'''Posthitis''' is the medical term for an inflammation of the [[foreskin|prepuce]] of the [[penis]].<ref name="DocCheck">{{REFweb | |||
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|accessdate=2019-10-23 | |accessdate=2019-10-23 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> When posthitis occurs with [[balanitis]], it is known as [[balanoposthitis]]. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Usually it is a bacterial or fungus-related infection, but posthitis can also be caused by chemical or physical irritation. 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"/> | Usually it is a bacterial or fungus-related [[infection]], but posthitis can also be caused by chemical or physical irritation.<ref name="edwards1996">{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=Balanitis and balanoposthitis: a review | |||
|journal=Genitourin Med | |||
|date=1996 | |||
|volume=72 | |||
|issue= | |||
|pages=155-9 | |||
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1195642/pdf/genitmed00009-0009.pdf | |||
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|pubmedID=8707315 | |||
|pubmedCID=195642 | |||
|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"/> | |||
[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. | |||
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|title=Looking through the cracks of diabetic candidal balanoposthitis! | |||
|journal=Int J Gen Med | |||
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|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 == | ||
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"/> | 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"/> | ||
== 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"/> | ||
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{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Balanitis]] | |||
* [[Fungal infection]] | |||
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]] | |||
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* {{REFjournal | * {{REFjournal | ||
|url=https://www.springermedizin.de/paediatrische-urologie/kinderchirurgie/die-nicht-retrahierbare-vorhaut-bei-beschwerdefreien-jungen/10707900 | |url=https://www.springermedizin.de/paediatrische-urologie/kinderchirurgie/die-nicht-retrahierbare-vorhaut-bei-beschwerdefreien-jungen/10707900 | ||
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|last=Eckert | |last=Eckert | ||
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|last2=Janssen | |last2=Janssen | ||
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|last3=Franz | |last3=Franz | ||
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|author3-link=Matthias Franz | |author3-link=Matthias Franz | ||
|last4=Liedgens | |last4=Liedgens | ||
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|journal=Der Urologe | |journal=Der Urologe | ||
|volume=3/2017 | |volume=3/2017 | ||
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|DOI=10.1007/s00120-016-0232-0 | |||
|date=2016-09-16 | |date=2016-09-16 | ||
|accessdate=2019-10-23 | |accessdate=2019-10-23 | ||
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