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Symptoms are making me worry...

I am a 28 year old male and have quite a bit of trouble with the skin below my waist over the last month.  In late July I experienced a severe burning sensation around the folds of my legs and the edges of my scrotum.  I went to an emergicare facility and the doctor said it was a fungal infection and prescribed Clotrimazole cream. I also went to a local clinic to get checked out for STDs. They said it was probably a fungus and did not look like a symptom of an STD. Just to be sure, I had a HSV test which came back negative.  After three days of using the cream, the burning was not as severe but still present; I went to my family doctor for a second opinion.  He said that it is a fungus and it should go away in 10 days or so.  A few days later I experienced a burning pain and a red inflamed area on the tip of my penis.  I had this looked at by two other doctors who pretty much told me that it was not anything serious and would go away.  A month later I still have the pain and the inflammation, the rash has cleared but not gone away fully. The skin where the irritation is occurring is much darker than other non-irritated area. I also went and had an HIV test which came back negative.
Additional issues over the last month:
- A burning in my lower back that feels like it is radiating through my skin.
- Cloudy urine with an odor.
- Swollen neck glands with a slight sore throat and white sore tongue.
Any ideas as to what might be going on?  
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you also obviously have a urine infection......go see your dr immediately good luck
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Yes, irritation.  Although many doctors have told you it's a fungus, I doubt it.  Irritation or eczema seems more likely.  When those go away, they leave pigmentation that can last a long time.  I suggest you leave it alone.  

I can't associate the rash with all the other symptoms--lower back pain, burning, and all the rest.  You'll need to ask your doctor about those, and perhaps a dermatologist about the rash it it continues to worry you.

Take care.

Dr. Rockoff
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