What medication is used to treat red, swollen, ulcerated foreskin?



The red swollen ulcers of the foreskin can be seen in the foreskin glans, syphilis, genital herpes, chancroid pustulosis and other diseases, should be based on the etiology of the medication, including fluconazole, tinidazole, metronidazole, penicillin, ceftriaxone, doxycycline, vasiclovir, acyclovir, fusidic acid cream and so on.

1. Foreskin glans is most often caused by inflammatory stimulation, manifested as local ulcers and vesicles, redness and swelling, the treatment is mainly drug therapy, according to the different pathogenic bacteria, the choice of drugs is different, such as fungal infections with fluconazole, anaerobic infections available tinidazole, metronidazole, aerobic infections available ceftriaxone, etc.. The long foreskin also needs to be surgically removed, such as circumcision.

2. Syphilis-induced chancre can also form ulcers and redness, and penicillin is the treatment of choice, as well as ceftriaxone and doxycycline.

3. Genital herpes is caused by herpes simplex virus infection, and treatment mainly consists of antiviral therapy, such as vasiclovir and acyclovir.

4. Noma-like pyoderma also belongs to infectious diseases, which can be accompanied by local lymph node enlargement, and the treatment should be local antibiotics such as fusidic acid cream, erythromycin ointment, etc., and also oral cefuroxime, etc..

To sum up, if the foreskin is red, swollen and ulcerated, you should standardize the use of medication under the guidance of a doctor, and pay attention to ensure that the penis foreskin is clean and free of dirt, and change the underwear diligently.