Suggest Treatment For Balanitis

Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2017

Question: My foreskin of penis covers all mt penis...I tried to pull it back at its head and kept it there for 1 day....but now it's hurting

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Photograph required

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Probably you have developed balanitis, inflammation of the glans penis.
There is also a possibility of phimosis that is tight fore skin.
Can you please upload a photograph of the involved area.
This will help me in giving a closer diagnosis and better way of management.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you.

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (18 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Treatment with antibiotic

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the photograph.
You have developed inflammation of the prepuse.
You need a course of antibiotic.
Tablet cefixime 200 mg twice daily for a week and application of ointment mupirocine twice daily should help you.
Get a blood sugar investigation done as such inflammation is more common in diabetes.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (49 minutes later)

sir, is there any issue of foreskin???????...because i took my friend to a physician and i had show him my problem also there...so he was saying that its a major problem as your foreskin is covering your penis head completely...so he told me to start pulling it back otherwise i would have to operate it....wht should i do????????

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Start antibiotic

Detailed Answer:
Hello
It's just an inflammation of foreskin.
Pulling back now can cause you pain.
Start with antibiotic and apply cream for 2 days.
Try to keep area clean by washing with water.
After 2 days you can start pulling it back slightly.
This should help you.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad