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|publisher=DocCheckFlexikon
|accessdate=2019-10-23
}}</ref> When posthitis occurs with balanitis, it is known as [[balanoposthitis]].
== Background ==
|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"/>
== 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"/>