Genital redness and swelling in children

Many parents believe that children generally do not suffer from genital system diseases. However, if children do not pay attention to cleaning every day, and the genital system needs to excrete for a long time, it is easy to have some inflammation. If the genitals of young children are swollen and red, balanitis cannot be ruled out. Parents need to take their children to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to avoid delaying treatment.

Experts tell you:

The main symptoms of balanitis in children are pain or itching in the penis, white discharge, and redness and moisture in the genital area. In addition, uncircumcised boys may experience swelling of the glans penis and foreskin. In this regard, patients can be cured in about seven days by using common drugs such as antifungal, antibiotics or oral antibiotics.

Phimosis and excessive foreskin in children will make it difficult to clean the glans, thus increasing the chance of balanitis. In this regard, parents should pay more attention to the condition of their children's foreskin. Phimosis refers to the long foreskin and narrow foreskin opening. The foreskin cannot be turned up and the glans penis cannot be exposed. Most boys are born with phimosis. If it is not effectively treated during the child's growth stage, it may lead to other diseases, such as hypospadias or epispadias.

It is reminded that in order to avoid recurrence of balanitis in children, the key is to pay attention to the child's personal hygiene or local hygiene after recovery, to ensure that it is clean, change to looser underwear, and avoid using irritating things. ?The vast majority of children with physiological phimosis will have almost no abnormal feeling. If they have abnormal feeling, it may be an abnormal symptom caused by physiological phimosis and they need to seek medical attention in time.

The treatment of phimosis and prepuce that can easily cause balanitis in children is actually relatively simple. However, if parents do not pay enough attention and do not give their children timely treatment, their children will often suffer from balanitis, which will seriously affect their physical and mental health.