Who should I see?

[txguy84]

Grace,

A couple of months ago my partner performed unprotected oral on me and accidentally scraped the head of my penis with his teeth. As a result, I started bleeding. The following days, I developed a rash on the head of my penis, which lead to peeling skin. Since then, I've daily developed white film around the head of my penis that I cleanse off daily. I was told this is was balanitis skin. A couple of days ago, my partner performed oral, and, again, I felt some pain when he did. I didn't see any immediate marks, but my penis felt very irritated and inflamed. I put some OTC anti-fungal cream after that. Today when I was washing myself, I noticed there was a blister on the head of my penis, but it doesn't burn or itch. My scrotum feels heavy and somewhat numb, though. Is this the balantis skin acting up, again, or does it sound like herpes? I need to take care of this once and for all, so do you recommend I go to a dermatologist or a regular family doctor?

Thanks!

[gracefromHHP]

a newly acquired herpes infection wouldn't come and go in 1-2 days.

no, too late for a lesion culture.

[txguy84]

Lastly, do you think they'll be able to determine if it's herpetic or not with just the red mark if it's still even there?

[txguy84]

The blister came and went in 1-2 days. Now, there's still a red mark. Again, no burning/itching. Does this sound like herpes? Should I continue applying anti-fungal cream. The head of my penis seems kind of white and sad. Haha. My doctor's appointment is this week.

Thanks,

Fernando

[gracefromHHP]

you need to be seen again and get a full work up done.

your regular provider is fine but if he is stumped, see a dermatologist.

grace