Balanitis: Difference between revisions
WikiModEn2 (talk | contribs) Wikify foreskin; add Fleiss; Add National Guidelines |
WikiModEn2 (talk | contribs) Simpson |
||
| Line 80: | Line 80: | ||
|accessdate=2019-10-07 | |accessdate=2019-10-07 | ||
}}</ref> Washing removes the protective substances and leaves the penis prone to infection, so washing should be limited and soap should not be used. | }}</ref> Washing removes the protective substances and leaves the penis prone to infection, so washing should be limited and soap should not be used. | ||
==Childhood== | |||
The foreskin is protective of the glans penis in childhood. Boys who have been circumcised are likely to experience balanitis caused by exposure to ammonical diapers (nappies).<ref>{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Simpson | |||
|first= | |||
|author-link= | |||
|coauthors= | |||
|title=The management of the paediatric foreskin | |||
|journal=Australian Family Physician | |||
|date=1998-05-01 | |||
|volume=27 | |||
|issue=5 | |||
|pages=381-3 | |||
|url= | |||
|quote= | |||
|pubmedID=9613002 | |||
|pubmedCID= | |||
|DOI= | |||
|accessdate= | |||
}}</ref> | |||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||