Why does a red spot appear on the head of the penis?

Any changes in the genitals, whether it is a secretion or a red spot on the head of a penis, causes a man a sense of fear. Eruptions speak of ill health, most often such diseases are transmitted through sexual contact or this infection by household means, in common baths and saunas, when using one towel or a set of bed linen by several people and other similar circumstances.

What diseases can say a red spot on the head of the penis?

Thrush

Although in women, this disease is much more common, however, men are also infected.

What is thrush (otherwise this disease is called candidiasis)? It is a fungus that chooses the mucous membranes to be the site of dislocation. The main symptom that characterizes the disease in a man is a red spot on the head of the penis. Soon such rashes become more and more. The head of the penis and the foreskin become inflamed and begin to swell. All this is accompanied by a burning sensation when urinating, pain during intercourse and itching. If the disease is ignored for a long time, a white, thick coating may appear.

Thrush requires immediate medical attention, otherwise the disease can go to the category of chronic. Infection can be calmed down, then aggravated. But even when passing it without medication, you should not expect a full recovery. In fact a fungus of a milkwoman anywhere will not get out of an organism of the man. In the neglected state, the spots will go into erosion.

Herpes

What is herpes? It is a virus that most often affects the person, lips and genitals of a person regardless of his sex. Infection can be transmitted through sexual and domestic routes, oral sex with a partner who has on the face or lips of a herpes rash can lead to the transfer of harmful bacteria to the genitals where the infection begins to multiply and manifest itself.

A herpes rash is a small red spot on the head of the penis, which is a transparent bubble. Gradually, the number of bubbles is increasing, and the affected area is growing. Herpes can be accompanied by not too high (up to 38 degrees) increase in body temperature. A man experiences itching and unpleasant pain in places where the infection is manifested. Treatment should be prompt. Herpes without medical intervention will spread and gradually get to the organs of the genitourinary system, and this can already lead to such consequences as prostatitis and urethritis. In a third of men, the disease is recurrent, and even after proper treatment, herpes can appear in the same place.

Papillomavirus infection

In this case, the spot on the head of the penis is a pink tubercle, which is called genital warts. This infection is very common and occurs in almost half of men. Most often the disease runs completely unnoticed, and the man does not even suspect of infection.

The only symptom is the appearance of genital warts. They are small seals of pink, brown or just flesh-colored. Their surface is tuberous or perfectly smooth. At the beginning of the manifestation of papillomavirus infection, the rash is quite small, just a few millimeters. But as the disease progresses, the bubbles increase and reach a centimeter in diameter.

The main lesion is the trunk of the penis, only in some cases a characteristic red spot on the head of the penis may appear. The scrotum is very rarely affected.

It should be understood that any rashes on the genitals is a signal about existing health problems, it is a sign of any disease. Therefore do not hesitate to contact the venereologist!