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Had STD Tests Done Concerning Penile Lesions. Told To Have Yeast Infection. Tried Hydracortisone And Jock Itch
Question: I have a question concerning penile lesions
Had all 8 panel std tests done when lesions appeared for peace of mind
PA At planeed parenthood told me it looked like fungus or yeast infection. Gave me over the counter fungal cream - which did not work. I have since tried Hydrachortisone cream (1%) Vagisil, Jock itch cream, Vinegar, ice, and the purple lesions have not gone away.
These "spots" have been present for over 2 months and have never been present before May 20, 2013. In my reading - penile skin cancer is very rare, but since there is no pain, no itch and no height to the lesions - can it be sarcoma?
Had all 8 panel std tests done when lesions appeared for peace of mind
PA At planeed parenthood told me it looked like fungus or yeast infection. Gave me over the counter fungal cream - which did not work. I have since tried Hydrachortisone cream (1%) Vagisil, Jock itch cream, Vinegar, ice, and the purple lesions have not gone away.
These "spots" have been present for over 2 months and have never been present before May 20, 2013. In my reading - penile skin cancer is very rare, but since there is no pain, no itch and no height to the lesions - can it be sarcoma?
Hi,
Thank you s much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these lesions and the troubling thoughts this has caused you. No man in his right senses will sit quiet and not hunt for answers to such a new occurrence. I understand your fears, they are real and genuine.
You are concerned about penile cancer.....This is going to be a rare possibility at this time because of the nature of the lesions. As you rightly described and having multiple lesions over a few months is very very atypical for any cancer type of the skin. They are often solitary and can become multiple after a long time and not immediately if that ever happens.
The nature of this lesion, the multiplicity and lack of symptoms make me think of probably an irritating contact by a substance with the glans penis that may have caused this. I will like to suggest that you revisit all your cosmetic products, even maybe condoms, if you have tried any new brands to see if there is any addition that could explain this. Also, using cortisone cream and many other corossive products make this area to be more prone to colour change than the surrounding area. This makes evaluation and definite diagnosis even more difficult.
For now, i will suggest that you stay calm. Observe over the next months. If the lesions are getting any worrisome or new symptoms developing, then you may want to get it investigated by a dermatologist. The best next step then will be to do a punch biopsy and observe under the microscope to tell what exact is going on there. This will provide great information on possible cancers or any other lesion developing.
I hope this answers your query fully and provides enough information for you to make informed decisions. If there are any more related questions to this, please ask them and i will happily address them. I wish you well.
Dr. Ditah, MD.
Thank you s much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about these lesions and the troubling thoughts this has caused you. No man in his right senses will sit quiet and not hunt for answers to such a new occurrence. I understand your fears, they are real and genuine.
You are concerned about penile cancer.....This is going to be a rare possibility at this time because of the nature of the lesions. As you rightly described and having multiple lesions over a few months is very very atypical for any cancer type of the skin. They are often solitary and can become multiple after a long time and not immediately if that ever happens.
The nature of this lesion, the multiplicity and lack of symptoms make me think of probably an irritating contact by a substance with the glans penis that may have caused this. I will like to suggest that you revisit all your cosmetic products, even maybe condoms, if you have tried any new brands to see if there is any addition that could explain this. Also, using cortisone cream and many other corossive products make this area to be more prone to colour change than the surrounding area. This makes evaluation and definite diagnosis even more difficult.
For now, i will suggest that you stay calm. Observe over the next months. If the lesions are getting any worrisome or new symptoms developing, then you may want to get it investigated by a dermatologist. The best next step then will be to do a punch biopsy and observe under the microscope to tell what exact is going on there. This will provide great information on possible cancers or any other lesion developing.
I hope this answers your query fully and provides enough information for you to make informed decisions. If there are any more related questions to this, please ask them and i will happily address them. I wish you well.
Dr. Ditah, MD.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Because the PA thought it was fungal - do you have any suggestions on over the counter creams that may stop this?
I can only get cortisone cream @ 1% otc.
I can only get cortisone cream @ 1% otc.
Thanks for this follow up question.
My advice is that you refrain from using any drugs as of now and more so because you are not having any worrisome symptoms for us to monitor and make the necessary diagnostic approach.
However, if you for real want to try an OTC anti-fungal cream, then miconazole 1% cream will be a good one.
I hope this helps.
Feel free to ask ore questions if need be.
Dr.. Ditah, MD
My advice is that you refrain from using any drugs as of now and more so because you are not having any worrisome symptoms for us to monitor and make the necessary diagnostic approach.
However, if you for real want to try an OTC anti-fungal cream, then miconazole 1% cream will be a good one.
I hope this helps.
Feel free to ask ore questions if need be.
Dr.. Ditah, MD
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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