Post Date December, 02 2023
The prepuce balanitis is very harmful. Once it occurs, it will completely disrupt the normal life of the patient. The patient should not be despised and should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. Now let's learn about the next five items to check for prepuce balanitis.
Five items inspection: prepuce balanitis
Inspection item 1 - inspection and test:
Candida balanitis can be found by microscopic examination or culture on the diseased glans and foreskin. Trichomonad balanitis can be found on the secretion.
Inspection item 2 - direct mirror inspection:
Scrape the scales on the surface of the penis glans, coronal groove or prepuce as the specimen to be examined. The samples to be examined were prepared with 10% potassium hydroxide or normal saline. Under the microscope, groups of oval-shaped spores and pseudohyphae can be seen. If more pseudohyphae are found, it indicates that Candida is in the pathogenic stage.
Test item 3 - Candida antibody test:
Antibodies to Candida albicans can be detected by double immunodiffusion or latex coagulation.
Inspection item 4 - Dyeing inspection:
Gram staining, Congo red staining or PAS staining can also be used for microscopic examination after staining, and the positive rate is higher than that of direct microscopic examination. Gram staining, spores and pseudohyphae dyed blue: Congo red and PAS staining, spores and pseudohyphae dyed red.
Inspection item 5 - isolation culture:
Candida culture can be carried out for patients with negative smear examination. Under sterile conditions, inoculate the tested sample on the Sabouraud culture medium. During inoculation, cut the test tube culture medium slightly and obliquely. Inoculate 2-3 times per tube, and inoculate 2 tubes per sample. After incubating the culture medium in a 37 ℃ incubator for 24-48 hours, a large number of milky white colonies can be seen to grow. Use the inoculation needle to pick a small amount of colony smears, direct microscopic examination or microscopic examination after staining, a large number of spores can be seen, which can be preliminarily diagnosed as Candida infection.
The above is an introduction to the five items for the inspection of prepuce balanitis. I believe you have understood the items that should be inspected for prepuce balanitis. If you have foreskin balanitis, you must go to the hospital for treatment.
