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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Dry skin on penis
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Dry skin on penis
by AkaRichard, Apr 25, 2006 12:00AM
I have developed a condition in which the skin on the head of my penis drys, crackes, and flakes off revealing new skin underneath. then the process begins once again. I also noticed a small red area the size of a nickle on one side. I've used vasaline and neosporem which keeps the process in check, but when I stop using it, the dryness returns. I saw a dermatologist who tested the skin and said it tested as a fungus. Although I used the cream he prescribed, maybe I didn't use it digitantly enough and then lost the tube. Could this be a STD (I am not promiscuous) and could it be a concern to my new partner? Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Apr 26, 2006 12:00AM
, Apr 26, 2006 12:00AM
I doubt it very much. Funguses and yeasts on the penis are not caught sexually most of the time. They aren't related to herpes in any way. I suggest you call the dermatologist to ask for another tube to be called in to your drugstore. If the condition keeps returning, you may want the dermatologist to take a second look, because you might just have some residual irritation long after the fungus has been eradicated.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
I have developed on one side of the upper shaft of the penis a scaling and cracking which is dry. It's about the size of a penny. When I shower it seems to go away, but then it returns after a few hours with the same symptoms. The spot is only a bit red and itches only a bit.
Thanks for your help.