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What Causes Fever,night Sweats And Tremors Along Phimosis?

Thank you. My 62 year old boyfriend has been experiencing his penis becoming glued almost shut. A few times he had fever and night sweats with shaking, and after these episodes, (at times of more stress in his life, ) his penis will be completely clear and functioning normally, only to slowly close up with glue again. Can you explain possible causes?
Thu, 30 Jul 2015
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Hi there and thank you for your question.

I appreciate your concern regarding this issue and I shall be glad to help.

Thie issue of the recurrent discharge with swelling and closing up of the foreskin sounds like a recurrent infection of the head of the penis. This is usually caused by the fungus Candida albicans and is called a fungal balanitis.

The reason this happens is because of a weakened immune system and the causes of this can be numerous.

The reason behind the recurrent fevers, sweating and rigors he gets needs to be worked up by his doctor. If this is due to an infective process then the cause needs to be determined and treated. It could be a reason why his immune status is struggling and thus the opportunistic infection of the penis.

Diabetes is another major cause of fungal balanitis due to its effect on the immune system and also needs to be excluded.

Once all these issues have been dealt with, then the chances of the balanitis recurring will decrease dramatically.

I hope this helps to steer you in the right direction and good luck.






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What Causes Fever,night Sweats And Tremors Along Phimosis?

Hi there and thank you for your question. I appreciate your concern regarding this issue and I shall be glad to help. Thie issue of the recurrent discharge with swelling and closing up of the foreskin sounds like a recurrent infection of the head of the penis. This is usually caused by the fungus Candida albicans and is called a fungal balanitis. The reason this happens is because of a weakened immune system and the causes of this can be numerous. The reason behind the recurrent fevers, sweating and rigors he gets needs to be worked up by his doctor. If this is due to an infective process then the cause needs to be determined and treated. It could be a reason why his immune status is struggling and thus the opportunistic infection of the penis. Diabetes is another major cause of fungal balanitis due to its effect on the immune system and also needs to be excluded. Once all these issues have been dealt with, then the chances of the balanitis recurring will decrease dramatically. I hope this helps to steer you in the right direction and good luck.