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What Causes Toddler To Scratch Penis In Sleep?
Hello Dr, I have a 23 months old baby and his has been scrating his penis for the last 6 days. I did notice that he has got a cut inside and so I washed with detol cotton. The weather is hot here, and he still uses nappies. He is so into scrating that when he wakes up in the middle of the night he will be scrating his private area. could you please advice. thanks
Wed, 30 Dec 2015
as you ve mentioned, this scratching could be due to the persistent moisture in his private areas. try him off nappies at least for few hours everyday and try to keep his genitals dry. see if he has any urinary symptoms like increased frequency or burning sensation while passing urine. if there is curdy white stuff seen you can use candid powder over the same area
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