Occasionally, a swab or scraping of skin may be examined under the microscope, or may be sent to the laboratory for further testing to confirm the diagnosis. Your doctor usually can recognize balanitis immediately. A white, clumpy or yellowish discharge from the affected skin or from under the foreskin.Itching or burning in the affected area.A red, inflamed rash on the head and shaft of the penis or under the foreskin.When balanitis keeps recurring, it may be caused by a yeast infection transmitted back and forth between partners during sexual contact. Also, people with poorly controlled diabetes have a harder time fighting infections. Sugar-rich urine that dribbles on to the glans and under the foreskin provides a friendly environment for yeast and bacteria. High blood sugar causes elevated amounts of sugar in the urine.
Diabetes can make balanitis more likely, especially if the blood sugar is poorly controlled. While any man can develop balanitis, the condition is most likely to occur in men who have a tight foreskin that is difficult to pull back, or who have poor hygiene. Benign (noncancerous) skin conditions such as psoriasis.Irritation of the skin by soap, detergents or spermicidal jelly.Sexually transmitted infections, such as herpes simplex.Infections with yeast ( Candida) or bacteria that live on the skin (the most common cause).Young boys generally are affected only if they have a very tight foreskin that is difficult to pull back.Ī variety of infections and skin conditions can cause balanitis. Balanitis can occur in both circumcised and uncircumcised men, although it occurs more commonly in men who are not circumcised. In men who are not circumcised, this area is covered by a flap of skin known as the foreskin, or prepuce. Last updated on Aug 9, 2023.īalanitis is an infection or inflammation of the skin on the head (glans) of the penis.
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