All about the causes of candidal balanoposthitis, its symptoms and treatment

Candidal balanoposthitis, the frequency of occurrence in men is in second place after catarrhal balanoposthitis. The causative agent of the disease are yeast fungi of the genus Candida. They affect the prepuce and glans penis men. Balanoposthitis caused by a fungal infection, usually mild and not life threatening to the patient.

Correctly chosen treatment and toilet the genital organs in the first days much easier to condition and smooth the symptoms.

Where does this attack and how does

Causes of candidal balanoposthitis are diverse. And its appearance should alert the man, because fungal infection is quite difficult to stay on the surface of the penis, and only violations in the immune system can push it to development. So, what reasons can cause candidal balanoposthitis in men?

• Diabetes. The skin of the diabetic is a perfect "home" for fungal infections. The reason for this is a violation of carbohydrate metabolism in the body.
• Treatment some medications, hormones, antibiotics, cytostatics and other. Upsetting the balance of hormonal and microbial symbionts in the human body, many drugs cause the development of fungal infections of the penis.
• Phimosis – narrowing of the foreskin of the penis allows to accumulate in prepucialna bag urine and smegma, creates favorable conditions for growth and reproduction of pathogenic microflora.
• Obesity – poor metabolism and excessive sweating can cause the development of yeast infection.
• Violation of rules of personal hygiene.
• Injury.

Symptoms of candidal balanoposthitis are diverse. It can occur in erosive, membranous or Arianna-pustular form. Male complains of redness of the head and prepuce, itching, burning and swelling. Urination accompanied by painful symptoms.

Gradually appears whitish-gray plaque, removing visible red eroded surface. Edge prepucialna bag covered with cracks. They eventually scar and provoke the development of phimosis, which in turn only aggravates the disease. Inguinal lymph nodes are enlarged, and appear when you touch the pain.

If treatment forms of Candida balanoposthitis is not initiated in a timely manner, the disease progresses and takes the chronic form.

In chronic mycotic balanoposthitis the course of the pathological process is cyclical, and periods of exacerbation alternating with periods of remission. Symptoms smooth, but the patient notes frequent itching and periodicalsappearance whitish-gray plaque. Treatment of chronic form of the disease is long and when you neglect taking medications can cause a variety of complications — from the banal to urethritis and prostatitis.

How to get rid of the scourge

Treatment of acute forms of candidal balanoposthitis can often limit the processing of medicinal substances of the hearth, struck with the pathogen. But regardless of the form of the disease, symptoms and severity of in the first place is assigned to the frequent and careful genital hygiene. Be sure to assign the washing of the head and the prepuce of the penis solutions furatsilina, potassium permanganate or decoction of herbs.

Yeast infection treatment is complex, therefore, in addition to personal hygiene and use of antiseptic solutions should adhere to a certain diet. From the diet should exclude all sweet, spicy, marinated and spicy: this will only aggravate the symptoms. In addition, during treatment you should avoid sexual contact.

The drugs used in combating candidal balanoposthitis, specific. And if local agents can be used alone, the dosage of medicines for oral administration should be prescribed only by a doctor. For topical application use the ointment based antifungal agents. They not only relieve symptoms, but will effectively deal with the pathogen. If the evaluation turns out that the pathogenic flora of mixed type, "connect" and antibiotics.

Longer to yield to the treatment of chronic balanoposthitis. In addition to medicines of local action and activities aimed at the cause of the pathological process, the doctor will prescribe physiotherapy and immunostimulatory drugs. If, after all efforts to eliminate candidal balanoposthitis disease continues to progress, then resort to surgical intervention and carried out the circumcision (circumcision). After this manipulation, the ailment goes away.