Abstract
Michel, a 19-year-old student, attends a Sexual Health clinic with a 2-day history of having an itchy red penis. He is otherwise well, and he is not receiving any medication. There have not been previous episodes of genital inflammation. His first sexual intercourse had been 3 days previously with a young woman whom he had met at a club. He used a condom only toward the end of vaginal intercourse.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
The terms balanitis and posthitis refer, respectively, to inflammation of the glans and mucosal surface of the prepuce.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2009 Springer-Verlag London
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
McMillan, A. (2009). A Man with a Red, Itchy Penis. In: Sexually Transmissible Infections in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-557-4_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-557-4_12
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-84882-556-7
Online ISBN: 978-1-84882-557-4
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)