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What Causes Redness And Swelling In Penis And Foreskin?

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2015

Question: Do I have balanitis?

My glans and prepuce are red and swelled
As well as my Eurethra. They itch pretty bad too. I wash regularly and practice good genital hiegene. I am married and monogamous.
The only possible cause I can think of is that we used a lambskin condom prior to the onset of my condition. Afterwards I noticed some redness on my my prepuce. I have noticed this in the past and thought little of it. About a week prior to that I stop using nasacort which I used for about a week.

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please, upload an image for review!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about these symptoms that you have reported. They are suggestive of balanitis with the cause being allergy to the lamb condom you used. I will recommend that you try using a different brand of condom and preferably what you have been using in the past. I will appreciate that you send an image to me for review. This way, I will be able to appreciate the extend of this infection/swelling before making recommendations on what treatment modalities to adopt.

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I hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience and I promise to get back to you with a prompt. Personalized and helpful response. Until then, I wish you well.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (26 minutes later)

I could not Find a link. So I sent the images to customer service. Also I just noticed that the prepuce has a yellow scab on it. This has just recently changed. This morning it was just red.
Maybe the clotrimazole is working?

Thank you.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I have seen the images already!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for the images. They have been successfully uploaded already.

I have reviewed ten and they are suggestive of a balanitis. Give the surrounding circumstances of onset, it is not caused by a fungal infection. I find it hard to ascribe the improvement to clotrimazole. I think it is more of a natural healing process than the benefits of clotrimazole.

The plan s to keep the penis always clean, dry and airy. Healing would be spontaneous. Cleansing with an antiseptic such as iodine is fine. If you have any serious pains, I will recommend that you take Tylenol to control pain and would recommend loose under wears which cannot cause pains. I expect near complete healing within 7-10days.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. If you need more help, am always here to listen and address your worries.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (12 minutes later)

Thanks for the info!
I was using tea tree oil Prior to the clotrimazole. Would that be acceptable to use?

Thank you

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
To me, keep it simple and follow just the above steps!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I suggest you keep it simple and follow just the above steps. Unless something else comes up, there is no reason to get worried.

I wish you well. I hope to hear from you on how well you are doing!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar