puss on shaft and head of penis

[john27703]

I have a couple of purple/red areas on my penis, one along the rim of the head and one just under the front of the head,  they have both ecome very raw and tender to the touch, it feels as though pins are being inserted into them also the one along the shaft has a small bleeding area and oozing puss, I have always had this tender area but never this bad, at the same time this happened my bottom lip has become swollen and oozing blood, I have applied neo sporin to the lip and a balm called clotrimazole which hasn't been much help, any idea what this could be?

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi

I do not think this has something to do with the blood donation. This may be a fungal infection with an overlying bacterial infection. It is best to have the discharge cultured so that the organisms which could have caused this may be ascertained. Culture will help guide medical therapy.

Here is a URL you may want to check :

http://www.stdservices.on.net/std/balanitis/facts.htm

Continue good genital hygiene. The presence of a yellowish or greenish discharge suggests the presence of an infection.

[john27703]

my doctor thinks it is a result of moisture build-up and being overweight, I sit at a desk 8 hrs a day, am not active, this condition comes and goes about once a year, this is the first time I had a puss discharge, prior to visiting the doctor I applied peroxide and it burned, it is sill bleeding, the clotrimazole helped and I stopped using it but the puss discharged resumed within a day, is it possible to get this from giving blood which I did about through the red cross 3 days prior to this, I am a little worried about this

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi

The presence of the discharge suggests an underlying infection. As this is related to your query, may I ask if you are sexually active?

A culture of the discharge and oral antibiotics may be able to help. The results of the culture may be able to guide treatment and help ascertain the cause of this infection. Blood tests done to rule out STD's  in the presence of  a significant sexual history are also essential.