Urologists, due to their specific activities, often hear complaints from patients that they have eruptions on the penis. Acne on the penis does not always indicate a serious illness, although often they are a characteristic symptom of a sexually transmitted disease. They often cause discomfort in men associated with itching or pain syndrome, negatively affect intimate life, causing a lot of sexual disorders. As a result, a man can destroy a relationship with a partner and fall into depression, which only further exacerbate the situation.
Varieties of rashes
Acne lesions on the surface of the penis can have different sizes and colors. More often they are small, whitish-pink, not causing discomfort. The formation of acne close to the base of the penis is often manifested in the form of inflammatory processes in the bulb on the pubic hair, which is usually associated with the infection that has entered them. This disease is called ostiofolikulita. Similar rashes can be localized on the head of a young man, which is associated with hormonal changes in the body during the onset of puberty. Pimples, located closer to the head of the penis, are smaller in size than in the base.
Warning! If the pimples that appear do not disappear after two weeks, cause feelings of discomfort or soreness - do not pull, you need to see a doctor immediately.
Usually in the treatment of small pimples with a whitish head is not necessary, because they are associated with improper hygiene of the genitals. Just should take a shower every day and thoroughly wash the penis( preferably after each visit to the toilet), pushing the foreskin out, and the pimples on the penis will disappear on their own. Acne can be bright red or, conversely, pale white, of which hairs can grow. In any case, you can not engage in an independent diagnosis, it is better to contact a qualified specialist with this problem.
Possible causes of acne on the penis
Not always whitish pimples are a consequence of insufficient intimate hygiene, often they indicate the development of an infectious disease. Usually, these rashes provoke the appearance of itching and discomfort, pain on the surface of the organ and in the lower abdomen. When forming such acne, you need to see a doctor. If the tests did not reveal a pathology, then the reason for such a pimple rash might be synthetic clothes. Such tissues are often the cause of allergic reactions, therefore, underwear should be selected from cotton.
Pimples on the penis of red color are in most cases manifestations of sexually transmitted diseases. Male candidiasis is characterized by the formation of the foreskin and head of large red spots and pimples. This disease is characterized by acid-wilting curdled discharge from the urethra. If the red pimples on the penis are filled with some liquid, then it can speak of the development of genital herpes. This disease, unfortunately, is completely impossible to cure. The herpetic virus lives in the human body for the rest of its life, being in a dormant state, but when it comes to reducing the immune defense factors, it wakes up. Such acne requires compulsory treatment.
Self-diagnosis is a very dangerous occupation, which leads to bringing the disease to an advanced state, as well as to the development of a mass of complications caused by improper treatment.
Sometimes multiple reddish rashes or a single large pimple indicates the development of HPV.For the virus of the papilloma is characterized by the formation of condylomas, which look like protruding pink or corporal tuberous formations, similar to cauliflower. Condylomies require compulsory treatment, since inaction leads to an increase of several centimeters. Very often syphilis is manifested in the form of acne, chancroid or ulcers. Such a disease is very dangerous due to its consequences. Usually, characteristic pryshchiki on the genitals appear in the first three months of the disease, then it goes to the stage of extensive rashes covering the genital area and anus, feet and palms.
Large single acne on the penis often occurs due to infection of fungal etiology - trichophytosis. Such a disease develops because of the intense sweating and tight panties, insufficient intimate hygiene and obesity, hives, or sweating. The appearance of such rashes is associated with pubic lice and tick-borne borreliosis. Even improper nutrition can cause rashes on the genitals, so to identify the cause, a qualified specialist consultation is needed.
How to cure acne
The first and basic requirement in the treatment of rashes on the surface of the genitals is a qualified urological or venereological consultation. Only after this, according to therapeutic purposes, the use of medicines begins. In masculine candidiasis, antifungal agents are given that are applied externally( ointments, creams, solutions for rinsing).Treatment usually does not cause soreness and takes only a few days.
Complete recovery from genital herpes and HPV( in case they became the culprits of acne), unfortunately, it is impossible, because the medical measures are sent to the translation of the disease into a dormant state. For this purpose, therapeutic courses of antiviral and immunomodulating medications are prescribed, patients are advised to avoid hypothermia. Additionally, preparations of local antiviral action may be prescribed, and some warts can be surgically removed.
Warning! Even attempts to squeeze out acne on the genital are unacceptable, since it is fraught with a more extensive spread of pathogenic microorganisms.
Coping with this cause of acne, like pubic lice, is very simple. Today, there are many effective antiparasitic drugs. For a complete cure, it is usually sufficient to have a single-time treatment of the inguinal and pubic areas, after which acne should be lubricated with an anti-inflammatory ointment. If the pimples appeared against the background of trichophytosis, then antifungal therapy is indicated. In the allergic nature of the rash, antihistamine treatment is indicated. With excessive sweating it is easier to dress and more often to wash( especially after sexual contact and urination).
The final cause of the problem is identified only after the necessary diagnostic procedures and only by a qualified doctor. Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to expose your body to unjustified risk and put experiments on it. It is better to consult a specialist in a timely manner than to treat the consequences of a neglected disease. Take care of yourself!
