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A '''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>
== 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"/>
== Therapy ==
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"/>
{{SEEALSO}}
* {{REFjournal
|url=https://www.springermedizin.de/paediatrische-urologie/kinderchirurgie/die-nicht-retrahierbare-vorhaut-bei-beschwerdefreien-jungen/10707900
|title=Die nicht-retrahierbare Vorhaut bei beschwerdefreien Jungen - Eine Indikation zur Zirkumzision?
|trans-title=The non-retractable foreskin in symptom-free boys - An indication for circumcision?
|language=German
|last=Eckert
|first=Dr. K.
|last2=Janssen
|first2=N.
|last3=Franz
|first3=Prof. Dr. M.
|author3-link=Matthias Franz
|last4=Liedgens
|first4=Dr. P.
|journal=Der Urologe
|volume=3/2017
|date=2016-09-16
|accessdate=2019-10-23
}}
{{REF}}
[[Category:Genitals]]
[[Category:Medicine]]
[[de:Posthitis]]
|url=https://flexikon.doccheck.com/de/Posthitis
|title=Posthitis
|publisher=DocCheckFlexikon
|accessdate=2019-10-23
}}</ref>
== 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"/>
== Therapy ==
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"/>
{{SEEALSO}}
* {{REFjournal
|url=https://www.springermedizin.de/paediatrische-urologie/kinderchirurgie/die-nicht-retrahierbare-vorhaut-bei-beschwerdefreien-jungen/10707900
|title=Die nicht-retrahierbare Vorhaut bei beschwerdefreien Jungen - Eine Indikation zur Zirkumzision?
|trans-title=The non-retractable foreskin in symptom-free boys - An indication for circumcision?
|language=German
|last=Eckert
|first=Dr. K.
|last2=Janssen
|first2=N.
|last3=Franz
|first3=Prof. Dr. M.
|author3-link=Matthias Franz
|last4=Liedgens
|first4=Dr. P.
|journal=Der Urologe
|volume=3/2017
|date=2016-09-16
|accessdate=2019-10-23
}}
{{REF}}
[[Category:Genitals]]
[[Category:Medicine]]
[[de:Posthitis]]