Sandbox:Infectious balanitis causes

Classification

Balanitis

Fungal

Virus

Parasite/Protozoal

Bacteria

Candida (albicans, krusei) Dermatophytosis Pityriasis versicolor Histoplasma capsulatum Blastomyces dermatitidis Cryptococcus neoformans

Herpes simplex virus Varicella zoster virus (VZV) Human papilloma virus (HPV)

Entamoeba histolytica Trichomonas vaginalis Leishmania species Parasties Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis Pediculosis Ankylostoma species

Gram negative bacteriaE.coli, Pseudomonas, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Klebsiella, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Haemophilus ducreyi, Mycoplasma genitalium, Chlamydia, Ureaplasma, Gardnerella vaginalis, Citrobacter, Enterobacter

Spirochaetes Treponema pallidum, Non specific spirochaetal infection

Gram positive organism Haemolytic Streptococci(Group B Streptococci), Staphylococci epidermidis/aureus

Acid fast bacilli Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Leprosy Anaerobes (Bacteroides)

Classification

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Balanitis

Fungal

Bacterial

Parasites/Protozoal

Viral

Candida (albicans, krusei) Dermatophytosis Pityriasis versicolor Histoplasma capsulatum Blastomyces dermatitidis Cryptococcus neoformans Penicillium marneffi

Aerobic bacteria Gram positive organism Haemolytic Streptococci(Group B Streptococci), Staphylococci epidermidis/aureus Gram negative bacteriaE.coli, Pseudomonas, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Klebsiella, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Haemophilus ducreyi, Mycoplasma genitalium, Chlamydia, Ureaplasma, Gardnerella vaginalis, Citrobacter, Enterobacter Spirochaetes Treponema pallidum, Non specific spirochaetal infection Acid fast bacilli Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Leprosy Anaerobes (Bacteroides)

Protozoal Entamoeba histolytica Trichomonas vaginalis Leishmania species Parasties Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis Pediculosis Ankylostoma species Creeping eruptions

Herpes simplex virus Varicella zoster virus (VZV) Human papilloma virus (HPV)