Balanitis
A condition in which the foreskin and head of the penis are inflamed.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What is balanitis?
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What are the symptoms of balanitis?
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Describe the features of balanitis.?
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I think i have balanitis, what should I do?
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What ointments can I buy to treat Balanitis?
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What should I do to stop recurring balanitis?
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What symptoms does someone with balanitis have?
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What are the most common symptoms of balanitis?
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What things can I do to treat balanitis at home?
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What are the options if I keep getting balanitis?
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What are some of the main effects of male having balanitis.?
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How to treat balanitis?
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Is balanitis contagious?
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What's the common cure for balanitis?
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I have had Balanitis for a while, and I was wondering whether it is life-threatening?
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Treatment of balanitis ?
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Does hiv causes balanitis?
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How do you diagnose balanitis xerotica obliterans?
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What are the relation between phimosis and balanitis?
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I think I have balanitis can I take amoxicillin for it?
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Is balanitis fatal? Can it kill a man? If the person had it for years
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I ain't go in to my exposure but can anyone tell me if balanitis is a symptom of hiv?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I notice I get balanitis when on antibiotics. Am on 12 wks of antibiotics and again getting balanitis. What can I do?
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Who is the right person to see in regards to re-occurring balanitis associated with candida to also get a sample test done?
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Can you have balanitis from having herpes? And how? I got a handjob, and a couple months later i got balanitis and im worried?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I have balanitis(unknown cause) possible epididymitis and prostatitis. Can the cause of all these things be related to each other?
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Where and how does one do the tests needed to find the exact specific organism that is responsible for recurrent chronic balanitis?
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