Balanitis | "just the tip" of penile problems
Nov 11, 2020•11 min•Ep. 38
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Episode description
Balanitis (occasionally called Balanoposthitis) is an inflammation of the head of the penis (the ‘glans’), that causes red, painful and often itchy skin.
It is really common. Management ranges from trigger avoidance to oral antibiotics.
In this episode we discuss:
- An overview of what balanitis is
- How it presents
- What causes it
- What investigations we do
- How we treat it
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(This isn’t individual medical advice, please use your own clinical judgement and local guidelines when caring for your patients)
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