Causes of Penile Inflammation

Causes of Penile Inflammation

Category

Examples

Infectious

Candidiasis

Chancroid

Chlamydial urethritis

Gonococcal urethritis

Herpes simplex virus infection

Molluscum contagiosum

Scabies

Syphilis, primary or secondary

Trichomoniasis

Noninfectious

Balanitis xerotica obliterans

Contact dermatitis

Fixed drug eruptions

Lichen planus

Lichen simplex chronicus

Psoriasis

Reactive arthritis*

Seborrheic dermatitis

* Reactive arthritis can cause shallow, painless ulcers of the glans (balanitis circinata).

* Reactive arthritis can cause shallow, painless ulcers of the glans (balanitis circinata).