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Penile thrush

MedGen UID:
575887
•Concept ID:
C0343867
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Monilial infection of penis; Penile candida; Penile candidiasis; Penile candidosis
SNOMED CT: Penile candidiasis (240708000); Penile thrush (240708000); Monilial infection of penis (240708000); Penile candida (240708000); Penile candidosis (240708000)
 
HPO: HP:0033768

Definition

Overgrowth of candida albicans in the penis. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The 2010 Royal Australasian College of Physicians' policy statement 'Circumcision of infant males' is not evidence based.
Morris BJ, Wodak AD, Mindel A, Schrieber L, Duggan KA, Dilley A, Willcourt RJ, Lowy M, Cooper DA
Intern Med J 2012 Jul;42(7):822-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02823.x. PMID: 22805686
Infectious balanoposthitis: management, clinical and laboratory features.
Lisboa C, Ferreira A, Resende C, Rodrigues AG
Int J Dermatol 2009 Feb;48(2):121-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03966.x. PMID: 19200183
Management of genital candidiasis. Working Group of the British Society for Medical Mycology.
BMJ 1995 May 13;310(6989):1241-4. PMID: 7767196Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genital candidosis in heterosexual couples.
Lisboa C, Costa AR, Ricardo E, Santos A, Azevedo F, Pina-Vaz C, Rodrigues AG
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011 Feb;25(2):145-51. Epub 2010 Jun 9 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03721.x. PMID: 20546387
Circumcision in Australia: further evidence on its effects on sexual health and wellbeing.
Ferris JA, Richters J, Pitts MK, Shelley JM, Simpson JM, Ryall R, Smith AM
Aust N Z J Public Health 2010 Apr;34(2):160-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00501.x. PMID: 23331360
Infectious balanoposthitis: management, clinical and laboratory features.
Lisboa C, Ferreira A, Resende C, Rodrigues AG
Int J Dermatol 2009 Feb;48(2):121-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03966.x. PMID: 19200183
Balanitis.
Waugh MA
Dermatol Clin 1998 Oct;16(4):757-62, xii. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70042-5. PMID: 9891676
Gardnerella vaginalis is associated with other sexually transmittable microorganisms in the male urethra.
Elsner P, Hartmann AA, Wecker I
Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A 1988 Jul;269(1):56-63. doi: 10.1016/s0176-6724(88)80084-1. PMID: 3140532

Diagnosis

Sexually Transmitted Infections Part 2: Discharge Syndromes and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Lemly D, Gupta N
Pediatr Rev 2020 Oct;41(10):522-537. doi: 10.1542/pir.2019-0078. PMID: 33004664
Diabetes and balanoposthitis.
Kalra S, Chawla A
J Pak Med Assoc 2016 Aug;66(8):1039-41. PMID: 27524547
Superficial fungal infections of the male genitalia: a review.
Aridogan IA, Izol V, Ilkit M
Crit Rev Microbiol 2011 Aug;37(3):237-44. Epub 2011 Jun 14 doi: 10.3109/1040841X.2011.572862. PMID: 21668404
Mycotic infections of the penis.
Mayser P
Andrologia 1999;31 Suppl 1:13-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.1999.tb01444.x. PMID: 10643513
Balanitis.
Waugh MA
Dermatol Clin 1998 Oct;16(4):757-62, xii. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70042-5. PMID: 9891676

Therapy

Diabetes and balanoposthitis.
Kalra S, Chawla A
J Pak Med Assoc 2016 Aug;66(8):1039-41. PMID: 27524547
Mycetomatoid infection of the penis by Candida albicans.
Mastrolorenzo A, Giomi B, Cipollini EM, Tammaro R, Decarli N, Cammelli D, Fabiani Tropeano F, Tiradritti L, Difonzo EM, Zuccati G
Int J Dermatol 2012 Sep;51(9):1082-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05386.x. PMID: 22909363
Management of genital candidiasis. Working Group of the British Society for Medical Mycology.
BMJ 1995 May 13;310(6989):1241-4. PMID: 7767196Free PMC Article
Advances in the treatment of superficial candida infections.
Goldstein SM
Semin Dermatol 1993 Dec;12(4):315-30. PMID: 8312148
Monilial urethritis.
Fernandes M
Mod Treat 1970 Sep;7(5):1011-4. PMID: 4933345

Prognosis

Balanitis: A Unique Presentation of Diabetes in an Elderly Male.
Fischer D, Orlando PL, Shane-McWhorter L
Consult Pharm 2017 Dec 1;32(12):740-747. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2017.740. PMID: 29467066
Mammary and extramammary Paget's disease.
Lopes Filho LL, Lopes IM, Lopes LR, Enokihara MM, Michalany AO, Matsunaga N
An Bras Dermatol 2015 Mar-Apr;90(2):225-31. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153189. PMID: 25830993Free PMC Article
Infectious balanoposthitis: management, clinical and laboratory features.
Lisboa C, Ferreira A, Resende C, Rodrigues AG
Int J Dermatol 2009 Feb;48(2):121-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03966.x. PMID: 19200183
Peno-gingival lichen planus.
Petruzzi M, De Benedittis M, Pastore L, Grassi FR, Serpico R
J Periodontol 2005 Dec;76(12):2293-8. doi: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.12.2293. PMID: 16332242
Candicidin for vaginal candidiasis.
Med Lett Drugs Ther 1972 Nov 10;14(23):86-8. PMID: 4567568

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence of trichomoniasis infection among adults in Nigerian community settings.
Obetta KC, Ogbonna IO, Oyigbo DN, Ugwu OO, Ugwu KO, Onah BN, Ugwunnadi CM, Acha JO, Chuke NU, Nkemjika O, Okoye OE
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 15;102(37):e34585. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034585. PMID: 37713889Free PMC Article
Balanitis: A Unique Presentation of Diabetes in an Elderly Male.
Fischer D, Orlando PL, Shane-McWhorter L
Consult Pharm 2017 Dec 1;32(12):740-747. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2017.740. PMID: 29467066
Infectious balanoposthitis: management, clinical and laboratory features.
Lisboa C, Ferreira A, Resende C, Rodrigues AG
Int J Dermatol 2009 Feb;48(2):121-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03966.x. PMID: 19200183
Peno-gingival lichen planus.
Petruzzi M, De Benedittis M, Pastore L, Grassi FR, Serpico R
J Periodontol 2005 Dec;76(12):2293-8. doi: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.12.2293. PMID: 16332242
Amphotericin B as a urologic irrigant in the management of noninvasive candiduria.
Wise GJ, Kozinn PJ, Goldberg P
J Urol 1982 Jul;128(1):82-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)52765-2. PMID: 7109077

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