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Irritation On Penis Tip After Swimming, Hurts On Touching, Urethra Red. Reason For Inflammation?

Hello, I went swimming today at the beach and the salt water seemed to irritate the tip of my penis. It hurts when I touch or if it makes contact with anything. Now the tip looks pretty irritated ( some small red bumps) and the exit of my urethra is kind of red. this has never happened to me before and I had no sexual encounter with anyone recently. The last time I had sex was several months ago and I had protected sex and my partner did not have any kind of STD, and neither do I. What could this inflammation be?
Thu, 8 Aug 2013
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Hello,
I cannot confirm anything without examination but it sounds like irritant contact dermatitis.Avoid using any lotions and creams for the meantime. Wash the skin with a mild cleanser with moisturizing properties like Cetaphil. Pat it dry. Then apply a good hypoallergenic moisturizer over the area and see if this improves.If the symptoms still persist then you can apply mild steroid like dermacort.

If the irritation persists then pls get it evaluated from a dermatologist.Urethritis has to be ruled out.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.
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Irritation On Penis Tip After Swimming, Hurts On Touching, Urethra Red. Reason For Inflammation?

Hello, I cannot confirm anything without examination but it sounds like irritant contact dermatitis.Avoid using any lotions and creams for the meantime. Wash the skin with a mild cleanser with moisturizing properties like Cetaphil. Pat it dry. Then apply a good hypoallergenic moisturizer over the area and see if this improves.If the symptoms still persist then you can apply mild steroid like dermacort. If the irritation persists then pls get it evaluated from a dermatologist.Urethritis has to be ruled out. Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.