Question
A 7-year-old boy frequently reports pain while urinating. Examination reveals white discharge inside the foreskin. The pain lessens after cleaning, but recurs the next day. The parents are worried about their child’s condition and ask the doctor how to handle it.
Answer
The white discharge may be smegma, and the recurring pain might be due to inflammation caused by an overly long foreskin. It is recommended to consider a circumcision procedure around the age of 12. Before the surgery, increasing the frequency of cleaning smegma to maintain hygiene is advisable, and oral antibiotics such as penicillin or amoxicillin can be taken to treat the inflammation.