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What Do Lesions On The Penis Glans Indicate?
Brief Answer:
could be balanitis or balanoposthitis from the picture.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to health care magic,
Based on the facts and photographs that you have posted here,it is likely to be due to infection of glans penis (balanitis or balanoposthitis).
Here,I would not think about the possibility of your underlying cause could be due to your penis massage by a female partner 9 months ago.
Gently retract the foreskin and soak in warm water to clean penis and foreskin.
Avoid using soaps as they may irritate the skin and make the inflammation worse.
Take broad spectrum antibiotics small course like cefixime 200 mg twice daily and topical antibiotic with steroid ointment like Betamethasone and Neosporin (Betnovate-N) for local application over glans.
But for oral antibiotic,you need to consult some local doctor or your family physician, who will better know about it.
I expect that you will start improving with 4 to 5 ointment applications and in case,if redness persists even after 1 week of treatment,you should consult a dermatologist and get examined.
You may need some tests to determine the cause of the infection.
Thanks and Regards,
Dr.SandipKabra
could be balanitis or balanoposthitis from the picture.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to health care magic,
Based on the facts and photographs that you have posted here,it is likely to be due to infection of glans penis (balanitis or balanoposthitis).
Here,I would not think about the possibility of your underlying cause could be due to your penis massage by a female partner 9 months ago.
Gently retract the foreskin and soak in warm water to clean penis and foreskin.
Avoid using soaps as they may irritate the skin and make the inflammation worse.
Take broad spectrum antibiotics small course like cefixime 200 mg twice daily and topical antibiotic with steroid ointment like Betamethasone and Neosporin (Betnovate-N) for local application over glans.
But for oral antibiotic,you need to consult some local doctor or your family physician, who will better know about it.
I expect that you will start improving with 4 to 5 ointment applications and in case,if redness persists even after 1 week of treatment,you should consult a dermatologist and get examined.
You may need some tests to determine the cause of the infection.
Thanks and Regards,
Dr.SandipKabra
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
The first picture is current , the picture i am attaching now is 1 month ago. I have this about two months. Look like it smaller now from one month ago.... Can it be sexual disease? Please let me know, my only contact to towel at massage and her hand, i dont have any genital contact with the woman at the masage as she wore underwear.
Brief Answer:
Do not seem to be due to any STDs
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for sharing pictures.
I have seen both pictures carefully.
They do not seem to be due to any STDs or HIV even.I have seen plenty of cases of genital STDs,there appearance do not look like this,so no need to be worried about it.
However,they might be balanitis whether bacterial or fungal infection which I have already discussed earlier.
Hope your query has been resolved.
Regards,
Do not seem to be due to any STDs
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for sharing pictures.
I have seen both pictures carefully.
They do not seem to be due to any STDs or HIV even.I have seen plenty of cases of genital STDs,there appearance do not look like this,so no need to be worried about it.
However,they might be balanitis whether bacterial or fungal infection which I have already discussed earlier.
Hope your query has been resolved.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Can these be genital warts? Or does it look like it? Since more than two months i have had this. Thanks
Brief Answer:
Do not look to be warts.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the reply.
These lesions do not look to be a wart.
Warts are actually a skin growth and are a type of skin infection caused by Human Papiloma virus. It is contracted mostly by sexual route and thus the site is mostly around genitals but they can occur else where in the body because genital warts are highly contagious and sexual exposure is a common route for contracting but it can also be spread by direct physical contact from other areas of body.
Regards,
Do not look to be warts.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the reply.
These lesions do not look to be a wart.
Warts are actually a skin growth and are a type of skin infection caused by Human Papiloma virus. It is contracted mostly by sexual route and thus the site is mostly around genitals but they can occur else where in the body because genital warts are highly contagious and sexual exposure is a common route for contracting but it can also be spread by direct physical contact from other areas of body.
Regards,
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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