Glans peeling is considered to be related to physiological factors such as excessive dryness of local skin, clothing friction and irritation, and is also considered to be related to circumcision and glansitis, allergic glansitis, penile cancer, and so on.
1. Physiological factors: when the glans area skin is overly dry, clothing friction stimulation, excessive use of soap to clean the glans, easy to appear glans peeling phenomenon.
2. Inflammation of the foreskin and glans: pathogen infection, long foreskin and so on are the causes of inflammation of the foreskin and glans. Typical symptoms of patients have local itching, pain, but also easily accompanied by mucosal redness, swelling, erosion, ulceration, etc., can also be manifested as glans desquamation.
3. Allergic glans: mainly due to contact with allergic substances. When the local plasma cell infiltration, easy to cause infiltration of erythema on the glans, can also be manifested as a slight peeling of the surface of the glans.
4. Penile cancer: this case is extremely rare. Penile cancer belongs to malignant tumor, the cause of which is not clear yet, but it is considered to be related to heavy smoking and long-term inflammation stimulation. In addition to glans peeling, some patients with penile cancer will also have symptoms such as pimples, glans tingling, bleeding during sexual intercourse and so on.
It is suggested that patients with glans peeling accompanied by uncomfortable symptoms should consult doctor for examination in time, so as to clarify the disease and follow the doctor’s instruction for treatment. Pay attention to local care in daily life and avoid foreign body stimulation.