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What Causes Dry, Irritating, Red Skin Under Head Of Penis?
dry irritated skin under head of penis, also head of penis very red
hi. this guy i'm with is a really clean guy but i've noticed that the head of his penis is really red and right below his penis around it he has like dry puffy cracked skin, its looks like its white or with a yellow tone...does he have herpes or is this just an infection (yeast infection)
hi. this guy i'm with is a really clean guy but i've noticed that the head of his penis is really red and right below his penis around it he has like dry puffy cracked skin, its looks like its white or with a yellow tone...does he have herpes or is this just an infection (yeast infection)
Tue, 8 Dec 2015
Hello
Thanks for query .
In absence of any urinary symptoms like burning urination .itching or blister over glans penis the redness of the glans penis with dry cracked foreskin is mostly due to infection of Glans penis and Foreskin (Ballano-Posthatitis).
He needs to take broad spectrum antibiotic like Cefixime along with anti inflammatory drug like Diclofenac twice daily .along with topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin twice daily.
Ensure he washes his genitals with warm water twice daily.
Ensure to avoid sexual encounters till it heals up completely.
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query .
In absence of any urinary symptoms like burning urination .itching or blister over glans penis the redness of the glans penis with dry cracked foreskin is mostly due to infection of Glans penis and Foreskin (Ballano-Posthatitis).
He needs to take broad spectrum antibiotic like Cefixime along with anti inflammatory drug like Diclofenac twice daily .along with topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin twice daily.
Ensure he washes his genitals with warm water twice daily.
Ensure to avoid sexual encounters till it heals up completely.
Dr.Patil.
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