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I am feeling slightly itchy on my penis. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I am feeling slightly itchy on penis. I am worried because I have once had unprotected sex. I am fine from a long time, and the itching is very mild but my mind goes there again and again. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Is there any active skin lesion? Is it associated with discharge? Do you have an itching/burning sensation anywhere else on the body? Please answer the above-mentioned questions and kindly send an image for better understanding. Read Full »
I am a diabetic patient and I am having rashes and cuts on my penis. Kindly advice medications.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a diabetic for the last five years. Presently I am having rashes and cut on my penis covering skin. Sometimes there is itching. Please advice me with appropriate medicines. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It can be balanitis from your description. Apply Miconazole 2 % cream or Clotrimazole 1 % cream twice daily. Please send image and revert so that oral medications can be decided. Read Full »
Why the consumption of spices cause pimples on penis?
Query: Hello doctor, My husband is getting pimples on his genital (penis head) whenever he consumes red chilies or spicy food, and it is taking a long time to cure. A similar incident occurred six months back, and he applied Candid lotion. All the blood tests came negative. Currently, he is on Raflu medica... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly send the image. Without images, it is difficult to give a clinical diagnosis and the treatment. Read Full »
Why do I have small red rashes on my glans penis?
Query: Hi doctor, I have small red rashes on my glans penis. It started as a small blister. When cleaned, it peeled like skin. However, if it is not cleaned, white discharge gets in and around the site. I am not taking any kind of medications. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please revert with an image. It could be balanitis or herpes genitalis. The management can be decided based on the diagnosis. In the case of balanitis, one may apply Miconazole 2 % cream twice a day. Do you have a history of unprotected sexual intercourse? Read Full »
I am experiencing a recurrence of a penile infection. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am having some kind of infection (itchy red skin) on my penis hood. I visited one urologist for the same problem. Liver function tests, sugar and thyroid tests were done. All were normal. He advised me to use Miconazole nitrate gel. I used it and got instant relief. I used it for 20 ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You must be suffering from balanitis (fungal infection) which is why Miconazole 2 % antifungal cream worked. Do not apply Sternon G (Betamethasone and Gentamicin) as it contains steroids. Please send the current condition clinical photographs to advise the oral medicati... Read Full »
I have a painful foul-smelling bump on the penis. What is the cause?
Query: Hello doctor, I have something on my penis. It started a couple of days ago after I had unprotected sex. I am uncircumcised. It is not the first time I have noticed something like this happen and I always get concerned. It feels very itchy and also hurts. It does not feel painful when I urinate. The... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Presently the clinical photographs are not suggestive of herpes genitalis. Looks more like balanitis. In herpes genitalis there will be clean looks ulcers without slough, also there will be a pain. Herpes genitalis should subside with 5 to 7 days. Consider application o... Read Full »
Please suggest medications for redness in the head of the penis.
Query: Hello doctor, I have red skin on the head of the penis. The forehead of the penis is red and when I pull skin up, I see some thick water like liquid (sometime look like it is white) is coming out of skin. The whole area where water coming out is red and looking like it has injuries or cuts. This sit... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your history, it can be candidal balanitis. Treatment for the same is antifungal medications. But to be sure of diagnosis kindly send an image of the involved area and revert back so that oral medications can be advised along with topical. Read Full »
What can be done for the rashes on my penis head?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 30 year old male. Since a couple of months, I have noticed some rashes on my penis head. Now, it seems to be spreading. I am washing it diluted Dettol in lukewarm water, and that is not of any help. Please advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Is it the first episode or you had a similar complaint in the past? Does your partner have a similar complaint? Is it associated with itching? Please revert with the images. Read Full »
Even after taking Fluconazole, my genital rashes remains the same. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a rash on my genitals from a month. So, I went to a venereologist, who told me to take Fluconazole, one tablet for two weeks. As you can see by the photos attached, the rash is still the same even after a month. Please help me diagnose and treat my rashes. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the rash pictures (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It looks like balanitis, which can be due to fungal infection or bacterial infection. The medications given to you were correct. I suggest you try applying Fusidic acid 2 % cream, Miconazole ... Read Full »