A clinico etiological study of balanoposthitisin male patients attending the sexual transmitted diseases outpatient department

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The term balanoposthitis refers to inflammation of the glans and the prepuce. It is a widespread condition in male patients attending the genitor-urinary clinic. It may be acute or chronic, occurring most commonly in the uncircumcised men. The aim of the study was to study the incidence of balanoposthitis in all male, to identify the etiological agents by microbiological investigations and the risk factors and the complications associated with balanoposthitis.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> Study group consists of 100 male patients presenting with the complaints of pain, pruritus, fissuring of the prepuce and subpreputial discharge attending the STD department were chosen. The detailed history was taken, and clinical examination was done. The subpreputial discharge was collected, and wet mounts, cultures, and subcultures were done.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> All the patients in the study group with balanoposthitis were uncircumcised. 55% of the patients had some associated systemic disease. Out of the 55 patients, diabetes was present in 45 patients. Of the 51 patients of diabetics, 77.77% were in the recently diagnosed group within the past 5 years. Phimosis and preputial adhesions were the most common complications. The Sensitivity of the KOH wet mount in detecting yeast cells was around 93%. Candida albicans was grown by 56%. In our study, <em>S. aureus</em> (24%) was the most common bacterium isolated.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The most common systemic association and the predisposing factor was diabetes mellitus. The infective etiological agents were associated with the majority of balanoposthitis. The most common complication associated with balanoposthitis was phimosis.</p>

A descriptive study of the clinical and etiological profile of balanoposthitis

“…In our study, fungal organisms were the most common infectious agents causing balanoposthitis (63.41%), followed by viral (32.93%), bacterial (10.98%), and parasitic (8.54%). In the study by Deepa et al .,[ 9 ] candidal balanoposthitis was the most common infectious cause (about 56%). But in contrast, according to Raju and Prakash,[ 4 ] the common infective causes following fungal infection (47.91%) were bacterial infections (37.05%), viral infections (Condylomata acuminate-6.72% and Herpes genitalis-4.16%), and parasitic infection (Scabies 4.16%).…”

Erosive balanitis caused by Staphylococcus haemolyticus in a healthy, circumcised adult male

“…In the study by Deepa et al ., S. aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were the most frequently isolated bacteria in patients with balanoposthitis [ 11 ]. Another CoNS, Staphylococcus warneri , has also been associated with balanoposthitis and correlated positively with disease severity [ 12 ].…”