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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Scrotal itch/Herpes?
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Sep 24, 1999 12:00AM
, Sep 24, 1999 12:00AM
Greg:
Yeast infections do not commonly spread from women to men. They look fiery red, with pustules around the edges. Herpes looks like a cluster of several clear water-blisters, which dry up and go away in 5-7 days, then recur later in the same place.
Sounds like you have irritation/eczema. Apply 1% hydrocrtisone (OTC) twice a day. Bet it goes away in a week.
Best.
Dr. R
Yeast infections do not commonly spread from women to men. They look fiery red, with pustules around the edges. Herpes looks like a cluster of several clear water-blisters, which dry up and go away in 5-7 days, then recur later in the same place.
Sounds like you have irritation/eczema. Apply 1% hydrocrtisone (OTC) twice a day. Bet it goes away in a week.
Best.
Dr. R
Rashes in the groin tend to make people nervous. Most of them don't amount to much, however. Yours it sounds like chafing or eczema. One percent hydrocortisone is the right idea, and so I would use it twice a day for another week. If that doesn't help, then perhaps you should see a doctor, but I doubt that you will find anything seriously wrong that can't be dealt with simply. It certainly doesn't sound like herpes.
Best.
Dr. R