Suggest Treatment For Chemical Burn On Penis

Posted on Fri, 5 Feb 2016

Question: What to do for chemical burn on penis from Clorox toilet bowl cleaner / has sodium hypochlorite 2.4% in it?
Didn't rinse toilet off enough evidently.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Apply steroid cream and take antihistaminic tablet

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic

If I were your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply steroid cream like clobetasol propionate or betamethasone cream on the affected area twice daily along with antihistaminic like tablet levocetrizine 5 mg at bedtime.
Steroidal creams are prescription medicines and you need to consult a doctor before taking them.
Along with this wash the area with plain water only and don't use soap till the burn heals.

I hope to have answered your query.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

I HAVE ZYRTEC 10mg GENERIC & CHLORTAB 4mg OTC. WHICH IS BEST?
I ALSO HAVE BETAMTHASONE VA 0.1% .
Also HAVE BUDESONIDE INHALATION SUSPENSION 0.5mg/2ml SUSP. RESPULE vales I MIX IN WITH SALINE AND WATER FOR SINUS RINSE. COULD I MIX 1 vale of THAT LIQUID BUDESONIDE IN SOME GLYCERIN OR NEOSPORIN ANTI B CREAM TO MAKE A CREAM? OR IS BETAMTHASONE 0.1% STRONG ENOUGH? Ep.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE HELP!

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Take zyrtec and apply betamethasone

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back to HCM.

You can take Tablet ZYRTEC 10 mg Once or Twice daily depending on the intensity of itching and burning.

Apply BETAMITHASONE 0.1 percent cream on the burn area twice daily. It is alone effective for burn lesions.

No need of budesonide.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee