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My penis head has turned black and itchy. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My penis head has become black. That part, as well as the foreskin, is itchy. I went to a urologist and he prescribed Ciplox 500 mg (1-0-1) for five days and T Bact cream for applying. It was paining a bit at that time. Now the pain is considerably reduced (about 90 %). But still, the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Kindly send good quality image and revert back. Without photographs its difficult to comment. Read Full »
Please help me cure penis itching present along with foul smell and yellowish discharge.
Query: Hi doctor, I started to have itching in my penis before two days back. I checked my prepuce and found it to be reddish. little thick and inflamed. I had a foul smell and yellowish discharge present below the glans. A few months back, I saw a urologist for testicular pain where the initial examinati... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have developed balanoposthitis. Balanitis is an inflammation of the head of the penis. Balanoposthitis is an inflammation affecting both the penis head and the foreskin. Both can result in pain and swelling. It causes difficulty to retract the foreskin causing Phimo... Read Full »
I have a red spot and smegma around my penis head under my foreskin. What can I do?
Query: Hi doctor, I have a red spot and smegma around my penis head under my foreskin. I use warm water to clean that area daily. Sometimes it is itchy. I am feeling depressed. Please help me to come out of this. What can I do? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do you have any swelling in your glans penis? Do you have any recurrent episodes of Balanitis? Did you scratch or rub excessively? Did you handle it roughly? Will you do masturbation? Do you practice improper genital hygiene? Attach a clinical picture of the lesion to a... Read Full »
I have itchy boils on my penis. Please suggest medications.
Query: Hello doctor,I have small boils (red and white) on the head of my penis and also inside the skin, along with itching. I regularly clean with warm water and sometimes put some Vaseline gel, but nowadays, it has increased very much. I think it is a fungal infection. Please suggest a good medicine and ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From your history, it appears to be a fungal infection. Could you please send me pictures for an appropriate diagnosis and treatment? Read Full »
How to treat red spots present on the head of penis?
Query: Hello doctor,The head of my penis is itchy and there are a few red spots in certain areas on the head. This has been happening for the past week or so. I have stopped applying soap to the area and I wash it with lukewarm water twice a day and apply Candid-B thereafter. The itchiness went away after ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. With your description, I feel you are suffering from a fungal infection of your genitalia. Kindly stop Candid-B cream (Beclometasone Topical and Clotrimazole Topical). It has steroids in it. This gives you temporary relief from itching but promotes fungal growth. How... Read Full »
I am experiencing pain and burning at the penis tip. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, Since a week or so, I have started to feel pain and itching in the tip of my penis and the foreskin. It is painful to pull back the foreskin. Also when I have passed urine, the head and the foreskin tip feels very itchy and I get burning sensation. The head looks discolored. Kindly hel... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With your descriptions, it seems either you have balanitis or urethritis. Do you have any history of unprotected sex? Read Full »
How to treat inflammation present on the tip of the penis?
Query: Hello doctor, I got inflammation on tip of my penis. It is itchy and burning. I used Quadriderm cream at first and thought it was a normal infection. It got better but now it came back again. What should I do? They have also appeared in the testes but it seems like they started appearing inside the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your query and concern and examined your picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity). With your description and the given picture, it seems you have scabies. Scabies is an intensely itchy skin infestation caused by mites. The diagnosis of sca... Read Full »
I have a rash on my penis head. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, Recently, I notice trash getting formed in the penis head. Sometimes, it is itching and sometimes giving a foul smell. This started early last month. But then it worsened later. I have been washing it regularly with warm water and after a couple of days, it again forms. Kindly provide ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It could be a fungal infection. If possible send me images so that I can see and suggest you properly. Read Full »
Are penile inflammation and itching indicative of balanitis?
Query: Hi doctor, I noticed an inflammation on the tip of my penis a few days ago. It appears patchy, and I developed itchiness and inflammation of the urethra. Also, I have a burning sensation after urination. However, I underwent a few blood tests two months back, which were normal. Also, I underwent a C... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. It is balanitis, and it must be treated with tablets. This inflammation is a part of urethritis which is inflammation of the urethra. So, I suggest you to take the tablets Ciprofloxacin (fluoroquinolone antibiotic) ... Read Full »
Please suggest treatment for penile itch and discomfort on urination.
Query: Hello doctor, I am 19 years old. I weigh about 70 kg and my height is 5’7". My semen has been yellow color for the past one week and now it seems like it has urine in it (but it has no foul odor). And my penis is quite itching, also sometimes I experience discomfort when urination. I wonder what i... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your statement, you are 19 years old sexually active person suffering from discharging of yellowish colored semen, itching of penis and feeling of discomfort during urination and all your symptoms indicates STD (sexually transmitted disease). Your STD i... Read Full »