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Suggest Treatment For Scaly Patches On Penis Head
my husband has two red round scaley patches on the head of his penis. The first appeared a few months ago which now does not look scaley just looks like a red scar but there is a new larger one that has appeared which is scaley and did hurt when trying to removed the dry skin patch on top of it. He stated they do not hurt on a normal bases. any suggestions to what this might be and what we can do about it. Thank you.
Mon, 22 Jun 2015
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Thanks for query.
Dry scaly patches on glans penis are likely to be infection of glans penis (Ballanitis) in a stage of healing.
Take antibiotic like Augmentin along with topical anti antibiotic ointment like Neosporin for local application .
Ensure to clean your genitals with warm water twice daily.
It should heal up within a week,
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query.
Dry scaly patches on glans penis are likely to be infection of glans penis (Ballanitis) in a stage of healing.
Take antibiotic like Augmentin along with topical anti antibiotic ointment like Neosporin for local application .
Ensure to clean your genitals with warm water twice daily.
It should heal up within a week,
Dr.Patil.
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