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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Itching In The Testicles

i have had this problem about three years now with my scrotum. it becomes severely itchy, scratching feels better at the moment but is very painful after. and the skin shrivels up and gets very tough. the skin constantly scabs and flakes off and makes open sores. it keeps me up at night. what could be causing these symptoms?? the skin also becomes wet and sticky.
Fri, 30 Jun 2017
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Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can.

This type of pain and location is suggestive of chronic epididimitis which is inflammation of part of testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in young age. This is usually treated with 30-60 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequances. STD is another possible cause and if there was recent intercourse then testing should be done.

MAsturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course. Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy.

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Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.
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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Itching In The Testicles

Hi and welcome to Healthcaremagic. Thank you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein, I understand your concerns and I will try to help you as much as I can. This type of pain and location is suggestive of chronic epididimitis which is inflammation of part of testicle and this not uncommon in males especially in young age. This is usually treated with 30-60 days of antibiotics, usually ciprofloxacin and there are no permanent consequances. STD is another possible cause and if there was recent intercourse then testing should be done. MAsturbation and intercourse should be avoided till pain persist, if possible since I may prolong inflammation course. Some more serious conditions such as tumors or torsion are rare but in doubtful cases you should do Doppler ultrasound or scintigraphy. In this particular case, I don’t think this is required and this should improve on antibiotic therapy. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us in every time. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.