Dermatológia pre prax 1/2010

Diseases of external genitalia in men

Diseases of external genitalia can be divided into infectious and non-infectious. Infectious diseases are further specified by English terms STD and STI. Urethrities can have numerous causes. Gonorrhoea belongs among the most serious ones. Their treatment depends on thorough patient’s examination and as precise as possible specification of aetiology. Diagnosis of syphilis is based on clinical symptoms and results of laboratory investigations. Other STDs are sporadic in our country. Balanoposthites can have various aetiologies as well. Precanceroses and tumours of external genitalia are frequently linked with HPV infection. There are plenty of new diagnostic methods and therapeutic options in group of viral infections.

Keywords: STD, STI, urethritis, syphilis, balanoposthites, lichen sclerosus and atrophicus, precanceroses and tumours