Skin on Scrotum

[EliSold123]

This morning I woke up and everything seemed fine.  About an hour later I noticed my scrotum my much itchier than normal.  So, when I went to take a shower I looked at it.  The lower right portion of my scrotum had a reddish tinge to it.  I felt it, it seemed almost plastic like.  If I touch it with something other than my finger, I can't feel it.  When I "pull" it, it becomes wrinkly and feels...odd.  Since then(About 4 hours) it has spread to about 60% of my scrotum.  Help!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
I cannot confirm anything without examination but it can be due to jock itch,contact dermatitis,sweat dermatitis,heat rash or intertrigo.

Wash your groins and scrotum daily with a mild soap like dove and then dry thoroughly by pat drying,not rubbing. A hairdryer is useful if you have hairy groins.Also wear cotton underwears and change them twice a day.Also apply local antifungal cream(terbinafine, clotrimazole, econazole, ketoconazole, miconazole) which is available over the counter.

If still the symptoms do not improve then pls get a clinical examination done by a dermatologist.Other possibilities have to be ruled out.

I hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.Kind regards.

[jagesh50]

Forget the different diagnosis, apply vaseline only,no dettol no steroid cremes please.

[EliSold123]

Also, I forgot to mention that when I look at it, it seems almost glossy and shiny.  I'm really starting to worry as there are many different "diagnoses" on the internet, from eczema to some chronic diseases.