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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Crotch Rash or STD?
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
This forum is for questions regarding Dermatology issues, such as: skin rashes, acne, birthmarks, skin infections, rosacea, and general skin care.
Crotch Rash or STD?
by ExPolitico, Nov 22, 2006 12:00AM
Recently I got a severe rash in my right-side crotch. It's bright red, looks like it runs about three inches from back to front, and is about 3/4" wide at it's widest. There are a couple of places that look like blisters - round, raw and ugly.
For the last week I've been treating it with Lomtrimin Ultra. When I put it on it's soothing and helps but after a week the rash is just as severe and painful as when it started.
My wife suggested herpes because she gets them from time to time and I've never (to my knowledge) had them.
A search of the internet suggests herpes, scabbies and Syphilis. Yeeks!
The only possible contributing bit of info is this: on the shaft of my penis I have a red spot about 1/4" round that is somewhat hard and definitely differently colored than the rest of the penis. I've had this for at least a few years and nothing's changed, grown or hurt. Could this be part of the puzzle?
What do I have and how can I make it go away?
Thanks very much.
For the last week I've been treating it with Lomtrimin Ultra. When I put it on it's soothing and helps but after a week the rash is just as severe and painful as when it started.
My wife suggested herpes because she gets them from time to time and I've never (to my knowledge) had them.
A search of the internet suggests herpes, scabbies and Syphilis. Yeeks!
The only possible contributing bit of info is this: on the shaft of my penis I have a red spot about 1/4" round that is somewhat hard and definitely differently colored than the rest of the penis. I've had this for at least a few years and nothing's changed, grown or hurt. Could this be part of the puzzle?
What do I have and how can I make it go away?
Thanks very much.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Nov 23, 2006 12:00AM
, Nov 23, 2006 12:00AM
Only an educated guess, but this sounds like a bacterial infection called impetigo. You need oral and topical antibiotics. Please call your doctor and get seen and treated. These infections are often not caught fro anything, but they can spread to others if untreated. Not an STD. Not herpes, scabies, or syphilis. Stop worrying and get treated--it's easy and fast and curative.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff
Since then I've done all the things to make that area okay again: no soap, no harsh cleaning, changing my diet to eliminate foods that make my bm's sticky, etc.
Could this present crotch rash be the same thing but in a different area?
Dr. Rockoff