Prepuce- Three of the diseases that are associated with it.

Prepuce is a fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. The three diseases that I found associated with the prepuce are, Balanitis, Phimosis, and Penile Cancer. Balanitis is an inflammation of the skin covering the head of the penis. A similar condition, balanoposthisis, refers to inflammation of the head of the penis and the foreskin. Symptoms of balanitis include redness or swelling, itching, rash, pain, and foulsmelling discharge. Balanitis most often occur …

…of the penis(penectomy) is an operation that removes the penis. It is the cost common and most effective treatment of cancer of the penis. In a partial penectomy, part of the penis is removed. In a total penectomy, the whole penis is removed. Lymph nodes in the groin may be taken out during surgery. Radiation, which uses high-energy rays to attack cancer, and chemotherapy, which uses drugs to kill cancer, are other treatment options.