RT Book, Section
A1 Moore, Sarah
A1 Pedigo, Ryan
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181041300
T1 Balanoposthitis
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041300
RD 2024/04/19
AB Balanoposthitis  is  an  infection  and  inflammation  of  the  glans  penis  that  also  involves  the  overlying  foreskin  (prepuce).  Balanitis  is  isolated  to  the  glans,  whereas  posthitis  involves  only  the  prepuce.  Pain,  erythema,  and  edema  of  the  affected  parts  of  the  penis  are  typically  present.  Patients  may  refrain  from  urination  secondary  to  dysuria,  or  the  edema  may  induce  meatal  occlusion,  leading  to  urinary  retention  or  obstruction.  Common  etiologies  include  overgrowth  of  normal  bacterial  flora  secondary  to  poor  hygiene  (pediatric  patients),  STIs  (adolescents  and  adults),  and  candidal  infections  (the  elderly  or  immunocompromised).