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I have redness on the penis head and irritation at the opening. I also have burning when I urinate. I have been prescribed nystatin and fluconazole. this hasn t seemed to help! I have only one sexual partner, healthy, 67 years old and circumcized. can you help?
Mon, 4 Jan 2016
General & Family Physician, Dr. Nishad BN's Response
Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Burning while urination can be due to the sore area which is coming in contact with urine. The soreness can be due to irritation from chemicals you use like soaps or associated bacterial infection also. So avoid soaps and irritants to wash the area and instead you can use saline or warm water. If you were my patient in such condition then I would recommend using ointments containing combination of antifungal agents like terbinafine , anti bacterial like ofloxacin & ornidazole and corticosteroid like clobetasol for local application. A follow up with your treating doctor or dermatologist is well appreciated. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.
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What Causes Redness And Irritation On Penis?
Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Burning while urination can be due to the sore area which is coming in contact with urine. The soreness can be due to irritation from chemicals you use like soaps or associated bacterial infection also. So avoid soaps and irritants to wash the area and instead you can use saline or warm water. If you were my patient in such condition then I would recommend using ointments containing combination of antifungal agents like terbinafine , anti bacterial like ofloxacin & ornidazole and corticosteroid like clobetasol for local application. A follow up with your treating doctor or dermatologist is well appreciated. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.