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What Causes Redness On The Penis Head?

My penis is red on the head and cracked around the skin of my penis head and it is painful when I try to skin it back,it also gets puffy where it cracked and swells a little,painful to skin back red and irritation and itchy,what can I use to fix this problem
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
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Hello
Thanks for query.You have not mentioned about your sexual history in your query.
Redness of glans penis and cracks in foreskin are due to infection of foreskin and glans penis ( Ballano-Posthatitis).

Rule out Diabetes as this is common in diabetic individuals.

You need to take broad spectrum antibiotic like Cefexime along with anti inflammatory drug like Diclofenac twice daily.along with topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin twice daily.

Ensure to wash your genitals with warm water twice daily

Ensure to avoid sexual encounters till it heals up completely.
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What Causes Redness On The Penis Head?

Hello Thanks for query.You have not mentioned about your sexual history in your query. Redness of glans penis and cracks in foreskin are due to infection of foreskin and glans penis ( Ballano-Posthatitis). Rule out Diabetes as this is common in diabetic individuals. You need to take broad spectrum antibiotic like Cefexime along with anti inflammatory drug like Diclofenac twice daily.along with topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin twice daily. Ensure to wash your genitals with warm water twice daily Ensure to avoid sexual encounters till it heals up completely. Dr.Patil.