Aa
Red cracking rash on penis head
Hi, this is my first time trying these forums and I'm hoping it will help me find a solution. I would be going to the doctor's personally, but I'm currently at a location where that really isn't an option and I wont have access to a doctor for another month. I'm kind of nervous as to what this is and would like some insight for peace of mind and possibly a solution.
I'm a healthy 21 year old, uncircumcised male.
A little over a month ago I had sex with a girl, I used a condom but it did break during intercourse. I also tore my penis during intercourse, just a small cut where my penis meets my foreskin right in the middle under the head.
I had just started taking antibiotics for an infection as well, and I was on them for another week and probably 3 days following intercourse.
About 2 or 3 days following intercourse I noticed a few red spots on my penis head. I was also experiencing phimosis. I was uncertain as to what it was and looked on google, I figured it was balanitis or dermatitis and just avoided washing with soap, made sure my penis was always dry and was getting lots of air, I was also washing once daily with a saline solution. The rash never cleared up. At this point it seemed to be getting worse, I had already left overseas and couldn't see a doctor.
I talked with a friend about what it could be and he said most likely a male yeast infection, I got my hands on some anti-fungal cream (clotrimazole 1%). I used clotrimazole for nearly a month, it seemed to soothe the rash take down the redness and looked like it was improving but I feel as though it was just masking the symptoms not helping the problem. Since I used clotrimazole I haven't experienced phimosis but my foreskin is still more red then it should be, at least in my opinion. At this point the rash had turned into several cracks going from the base of my penis head to about 1cm below my urethra. The rash hasn't really changed much, there are also a few raised bumps which seem to be the same color as the penis head, maybe a little lighter. They haven't grown and they seem to be uniform to the cracks, right on top of them, kind of like a raised part of said crack, if that makes any sense. There are probably 8 or 9 of these and they are all pretty small all less then 1mm in radius.
A few other things,
washing with a saline solution temporarily clears up the symptoms completely, redness goes away cracks are still noticeable but way less pronounced.
I tried that thrush spit test and almost all of my spit sunk to the bottom. I don't think that it's significant, because I heard that the test is bogus.
When I am erect, the rash is very noticeable the cracks become very pronounced, the head of my penis turns a deep red also the bumps are noticeable.
I am pretty confident this isn't herpes as the bumps don't rupture and arn't like pimples.
I haven't experienced any discharge, as far as I know at least, no pain urinating. I think thats about all I have to describe my situation. I'd really like a diagnosis so I can try and get rid of this fast, it bothers me that I have a rash like this on my penis and I don't want to wait another month to get proper medical help to get this rash to go away. So any help I get here will be really appreciated!
- JohnnyQ
I'm a healthy 21 year old, uncircumcised male.
A little over a month ago I had sex with a girl, I used a condom but it did break during intercourse. I also tore my penis during intercourse, just a small cut where my penis meets my foreskin right in the middle under the head.
I had just started taking antibiotics for an infection as well, and I was on them for another week and probably 3 days following intercourse.
About 2 or 3 days following intercourse I noticed a few red spots on my penis head. I was also experiencing phimosis. I was uncertain as to what it was and looked on google, I figured it was balanitis or dermatitis and just avoided washing with soap, made sure my penis was always dry and was getting lots of air, I was also washing once daily with a saline solution. The rash never cleared up. At this point it seemed to be getting worse, I had already left overseas and couldn't see a doctor.
I talked with a friend about what it could be and he said most likely a male yeast infection, I got my hands on some anti-fungal cream (clotrimazole 1%). I used clotrimazole for nearly a month, it seemed to soothe the rash take down the redness and looked like it was improving but I feel as though it was just masking the symptoms not helping the problem. Since I used clotrimazole I haven't experienced phimosis but my foreskin is still more red then it should be, at least in my opinion. At this point the rash had turned into several cracks going from the base of my penis head to about 1cm below my urethra. The rash hasn't really changed much, there are also a few raised bumps which seem to be the same color as the penis head, maybe a little lighter. They haven't grown and they seem to be uniform to the cracks, right on top of them, kind of like a raised part of said crack, if that makes any sense. There are probably 8 or 9 of these and they are all pretty small all less then 1mm in radius.
A few other things,
washing with a saline solution temporarily clears up the symptoms completely, redness goes away cracks are still noticeable but way less pronounced.
I tried that thrush spit test and almost all of my spit sunk to the bottom. I don't think that it's significant, because I heard that the test is bogus.
When I am erect, the rash is very noticeable the cracks become very pronounced, the head of my penis turns a deep red also the bumps are noticeable.
I am pretty confident this isn't herpes as the bumps don't rupture and arn't like pimples.
I haven't experienced any discharge, as far as I know at least, no pain urinating. I think thats about all I have to describe my situation. I'd really like a diagnosis so I can try and get rid of this fast, it bothers me that I have a rash like this on my penis and I don't want to wait another month to get proper medical help to get this rash to go away. So any help I get here will be really appreciated!
- JohnnyQ
I had to go to a dermatologyst for the same thing tightness of the skin on the penis head tiny little cuts that would break open every time i had to pee. i tried all the creams and lotions and antifungal junk on the pharmacy shelf. like you it would get a little better and then would come right back as soon as i stopped using the cream or had sex. The doctor gave me a $4.00 dollar solution and here it is. go to the pharmacy and buy a bottle of glycerine liquid (not suppositories) but liquid glycerine and a small spray bottle. mix the glycerine with water 50/50 and spray it on both the outside and pull the skin back and spray it on the penis head itself. do this 3 times a day. My problem that I had had for 2 1/2 months cleared up in 3 days on the fifth day i had sex with my wife and poured a little of the strait glycerine into the condom and i had no problems the next day. I hope this helps you like it did for me.
Have an Answer?
You are reading content posted in the Men's Health Community
Top Men's Health Answerers
London, United Kingdom
Indore, India
Southwest , MI
STDs can't be transmitted by casual contact, like hugging or touching.
Syphilis is an STD that is transmitted by oral, genital and anal sex.
Discharge often isn't normal, and could mean an infection or an STD.
Chlamydia, an STI, often has no symptoms, but must be treated.
Bumps in the genital area might be STDs, but are usually not serious.
Get the facts about this disease that affects more than 240,000 men each year.
