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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 ==
Usually it is a bacterial or fungus-related [[infection]], but posthitis can also be caused by chemical or physical irritation.<ref name="edwards1996">{{REFjournal
|last=Edwards
|first=Sarah
|init=S
|author-link=
|title=Balanitis and balanoposthitis: a review
|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. |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.
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 ==
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}}
* [[Balanitis]]
* [[Fungal infection]]
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
{{LINKS}}
|language=German
|last=Eckert
|firstinit=Dr. K.
|last2=Janssen
|first2init2=N.
|last3=Franz
|first3init3=Prof. Dr. M.
|author3-link=Matthias Franz
|last4=Liedgens
|first4init4=Dr. P.
|journal=Der Urologe
|volume=3/2017
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