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Im 15, 6'1, 150pounds, never ever had any problems health wise. A couple days ago I came back from the beach and my scrotum was itching bad! So i obviously itched it. The next day i noticed i had red rashes here and there on my scrotum. they almost look like they are scabs. what is this?
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. All these symptoms are suggestive of epididimitis which is inflammation of part of testicle and not uncommon in males. This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequances. MAsturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist. Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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What Is The Reason For Itching In The Scrotum?
Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. All these symptoms are suggestive of epididimitis which is inflammation of part of testicle and not uncommon in males. This is usually treated with 10 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequances. MAsturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist. Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.