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Question: I suffer from itching around the sexual organs and sometimes it starts when I remove my undergarments after coming home in the evening. Mostly it occurs by about midnight in the midst of sleep and lasts for about 5-10 minutes. This has been there for about one year now. Recently, there was itching all over the body for some two or three days but now that is gone. For the last one week there is some pricking pain over the skin on the penis and a minute swelling. It is not painful but there is some difficulty in moving the foreskin to clean it during bath.
Brief Answer:
Kindly send details of the condition.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for itching around the sexual organs and recent pricking pain over the skin on the penis and a minute swelling. By your description it appears to be related to fungal infection or infection of the fold. To confirm and diagnose the exact entity and guide you best I request you to kindly tell me certain important points:
- Do you see any faking or bumps anywhere over your genital area.
- Is there any rash kind of appearance off and on over these areas.
- What is the severity of itching - mild/moderate/severe.
- Do you see any discharge or whitish collection under prepuce or on glans penis.
- Are you sexually active. If yes then is there any white discharge in your partner.
- Have you gone for recent blood sugar check up.
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases.
Kindly send details of the condition.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for itching around the sexual organs and recent pricking pain over the skin on the penis and a minute swelling. By your description it appears to be related to fungal infection or infection of the fold. To confirm and diagnose the exact entity and guide you best I request you to kindly tell me certain important points:
- Do you see any faking or bumps anywhere over your genital area.
- Is there any rash kind of appearance off and on over these areas.
- What is the severity of itching - mild/moderate/severe.
- Do you see any discharge or whitish collection under prepuce or on glans penis.
- Are you sexually active. If yes then is there any white discharge in your partner.
- Have you gone for recent blood sugar check up.
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dear sir,
Very slight bumps are found over the penis skin
rash kind appearance is there near this particular spot
itching is severe at that point of time
no discharge found
Sexually not active atleast for the past one year
blood sugar was at normal level.
XXXX
Very slight bumps are found over the penis skin
rash kind appearance is there near this particular spot
itching is severe at that point of time
no discharge found
Sexually not active atleast for the past one year
blood sugar was at normal level.
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Fadsungal infection with balanitis
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again and thanks for posting your details.
After analyzing complete condition I can get that you have fungal infection with infection of the the glans called as balanitis.
Fungal infections are common type of infections which can affect anybody at any site. But more commonly it affects the areas which are more prone for sweating or moist areas (as in your case). More specifically these are related to the hygiene and environmental factors along with certain systemic complaints as in hormonal problem such as diabetes.
Due to hot and humid climate or due to tight and synthetic clothing, it leads to growth of fungus at any part of the body. Additionally persons who have bit excess of sugar are also prone for the growth of fungus. But as sugar level is normal so there is nothing to be worried about.
For the betterment kindly follow the suggestion below:
- Keep your self away from hot and humid climate.
- Take two times bath.
- Wear cotton clothes and cotton undergarments to be changed two times a day. Do not wear any synthetic or tight garments.
- Do cold compression or warm water compresses according to the weather condition.
- Do not sit continuously for long hours.
- In my patients I suggest them to apply latest anti-fungal creams such as "Clotrimazole" or "Sertaconazole" or "Amorolfine " and take anti-fungal tablets according to medical advise.
-For itching in my patients I suggest them to take oral anti histamine like loratadine or levocetrizine two times a day under medical advise if there is moderate to severe itching is present.
-Don't try to scratch or rub the area as can lead to further aggravation of the problem.
- You can use any good antiperspirant powders daily to avoid future infection.
- Reduce your weight if it is on higher side.
You can follow the above regimen for 3-4 days and if benefit occurs can follow the same for next 10-14 days. If the rash still persists then can go for dermatological check up.
For the infection on glans penis you can wash your glans area with simple water fro two times a day. Wash gently by retraction of the skin fully backwards so that the complete area gets cleaned properly.
I hope these information's will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help.
"Wish you good health and early recovery from the problem"
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases.
Fadsungal infection with balanitis
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again and thanks for posting your details.
After analyzing complete condition I can get that you have fungal infection with infection of the the glans called as balanitis.
Fungal infections are common type of infections which can affect anybody at any site. But more commonly it affects the areas which are more prone for sweating or moist areas (as in your case). More specifically these are related to the hygiene and environmental factors along with certain systemic complaints as in hormonal problem such as diabetes.
Due to hot and humid climate or due to tight and synthetic clothing, it leads to growth of fungus at any part of the body. Additionally persons who have bit excess of sugar are also prone for the growth of fungus. But as sugar level is normal so there is nothing to be worried about.
For the betterment kindly follow the suggestion below:
- Keep your self away from hot and humid climate.
- Take two times bath.
- Wear cotton clothes and cotton undergarments to be changed two times a day. Do not wear any synthetic or tight garments.
- Do cold compression or warm water compresses according to the weather condition.
- Do not sit continuously for long hours.
- In my patients I suggest them to apply latest anti-fungal creams such as "Clotrimazole" or "Sertaconazole" or "Amorolfine " and take anti-fungal tablets according to medical advise.
-For itching in my patients I suggest them to take oral anti histamine like loratadine or levocetrizine two times a day under medical advise if there is moderate to severe itching is present.
-Don't try to scratch or rub the area as can lead to further aggravation of the problem.
- You can use any good antiperspirant powders daily to avoid future infection.
- Reduce your weight if it is on higher side.
You can follow the above regimen for 3-4 days and if benefit occurs can follow the same for next 10-14 days. If the rash still persists then can go for dermatological check up.
For the infection on glans penis you can wash your glans area with simple water fro two times a day. Wash gently by retraction of the skin fully backwards so that the complete area gets cleaned properly.
I hope these information's will help you. If you have further queries I will be happy to help.
"Wish you good health and early recovery from the problem"
Regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY & Sexually transmitted diseases.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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