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Itching

Itching or pruritus is the irritating sensation that you have, which relieves on scratching. Some common conditions that cause itching are dry skin, food allergy, end-stage kidney disease, candidiasis, cirrhosis, contact dermatitis, hives, skin rashes, impetigo, body or head lice.

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Why do I suffer from severe itching in my penis?

Query: Hello doctor, I have been suffering from severe itching in my penis, especially in the circumcised area. It started to happen a month ago. I also feel like my penis is getting thinner day by day. I am unmarried. What to do? Please help.  Read Full »


Dr. Raveendran S R

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. I request you share a picture of the affected area. If there was unprotected sex, one needs to think of sexually transmitted infection. I suggest you do the following tests. 1. TPHA (Treponema pallidum hemagglutination) test. ...  Read Full »

I suffer from itchy and crusted nipples. Kindly help.

Query: Hello doctor, About a month ago my nipples started itching out of nowhere (I am not pregnant or had any sexual contact) and itched especially when I was going to bed I scratched them and the skin peeled off and it hurts a lot and a little bit of liquid started coming out of the skin and stick into ...  Read Full »


Dr. Rajesh Jain

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It seems to be ringworm associated with allergy and deficiency of vitamins and minerals. I suggest you follow the below-mentioned instructions. Maintain good hygiene. Take nutritious foods regularly. Do some relaxation exercises regul...  Read Full »

My face started getting itchy after mowing the lawn. Kindly help.

Query: Hi doctor,I had mowed the lawn on the seventeenth or eighteenth and ran over some poison sumac but was careful not to step in it. I am aware it could take up to two days to show up, but no issues were present until the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth. Then my face started getting itchy, and I was rubb...  Read Full »


Dr. Muhammad Zubayer Alam

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your statement, you have been suffering from rashes around your eyes, on your face, and on your chest. Again, acnes irritation has been flared up from this allergy. According to the pictures provided here (attachments removed to protect the patient's id...  Read Full »

I had tear and itching after foreskin retraction. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, I had itching in the penis and tear when I retracted my foreskin. This is happening for the past two to three times when I participate in intercourse and use condoms. I did not know what to do. Recently, I went to a doctor who told me that it is balanoposthitis and gave Lobate GM cream...  Read Full »


Dr. Meha Malhotra

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Firstly, I suggest stopping all the medications you are taking. I suggest you start with applying Onabet (Sertaconazole) cream twice a day for five days. Please send photos after five days. This looks like candidiasis, but as you have applied steroid cream, it is dif...  Read Full »

I am suffering from hair loss and hot scalp along with itching and sweating. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I experienced hair loss. Now my scalp gets hot, and it makes me hot. Sometimes I have severe itching and break out. Every time I go to sleep, I sweat a lot. Please help. Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Gaurang Gupta

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I will explain everything about hair loss in points. 1. 100 to 150 hair fall every day is very normal. So should consider hair fall if the number of hair fall is more than this. 2. Generalized hair falls in females are mostly due to stress, poor sleep, poor nutrition ...  Read Full »

How can itching be effectively and safely controlled during pregnancy?

Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 35 years old and is four months pregnant now. She is suffering from severe itching which is not responding to any medication. Her doctor advised to take Udiliv 150 and Cetirizine, but there is no relief. We changed the doctor, and this doc advised to take Udiplus 300, capsul...  Read Full »


Dr. Neha Rathod

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your query and reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Yes, it is obstetric cholestasis. During pregnancy, Udiliv (Ursodeoxycholic acid) 300 mg is the best and effective treatment for cholestasis. Your gynecologist has prescribed yo...  Read Full »

I am having a lot of itching in the vaginal area. How to prevent it?

Query: Hi doctor, I am having a lot of itching and irritation in the vaginal area. I observed a slight itching sensation in the vagina starting from the last week. Day by day, it irritates me a lot. Please help me to prevent this. I am not under any medication.  Read Full »


Dr. Poonguzhali Liston

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Itching and irritation around the vaginal area could be due to vaginal yeast infection, bacterial infection or urinary infection or poor hygiene, or contact dermatitis (to clothes or panties). You could try the following methods to reduce these symptoms: 1) Do not ...  Read Full »

Can itching and swelling of the penile shaft be due to insect bites?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 43-year-old male. Since yesterday night after the evening shower, there was a lot of itching on my penis. Sometimes it happens. Still, this time the penis has swelling, and the tip of the shaft skin is also gone inside, but urination is passed freely. But due to swelling on the...  Read Full »


Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil

Answer: Hi, Welcome to iclniq.com. Itching on the penis skin can have many causes. One possibility is insect bite, especially if developed suddenly. Others can be a fungal infection, but the fungal infection is due to sexual contact with an infected female who already has discharge and itching. Scabies is...  Read Full »

I have rash under armpits that feels hot and stings. Why?

Query: Hello doctor, Seven months back, I developed a small scaly white patch on the left-hand side of my scrotum. It did not change but my groin then became damp and very itchy. After a short period, both groins were like that. Last month, I saw a dermatologist who thought it might be eczema and prescribe...  Read Full »


Dr. Jyotisterna Mittal

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query in detail and viewed the attached pictures (attachments removed to protect patient identity) and understood your concern.  Read Full »

I have rashes on the penis and itchy testes. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor,I have itching on the left side of my testicle and also two white rashes on the top end of my penis. What are they?Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Gaurang Gupta

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, attach some photo of the area where you are having itching so that it is easy to diagnose the condition and provide an effective treatment. From your description, it could be either scrotal dermatitis or a fungal infection. Thank you.   Read Full »

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