Dry Flaky skin on scrotum

[mikeb32]

I have dry, red, and cracking skin on my scrotum and the skin will seem to shed off.  After the skin has shed off the skin underneath is very red, then turns shiny and cracks, and in a day or two is shedding again.  The problem started with a small spot and has started making more spots that are now connecting and i even have a couple on the shaft of my penis.  I have had this problem now for over a year and would really like to find an answer because I have tried not overwashing the area, applying lotion, neosporen, nothing has worked.  Any idea on what it might be?

[VASLINE]

This happened To me 3 years ago I came from school and saw the my scrtom has got all hard and flaky.Skin was Flaky off this is due to that I used A irritant soap on my scrotom which must have been cause of my testical skin flaking.So all my testical skin was flaking so I peeled off all the skin on my testical washed it with clean water.Then Put Vasline on my testical To heal back my skin.You can get Vasline from the shops which is petroleum jelly and it's extremely good at healing the testical skin.And it's a cheap product to.Vasline heals the skin in matter of weeks

[Joeyb23]

If this has suddenly come on it sounds like you may have had an allergic reaction to something, I had this when I used a variation of lynx shower gell, just make sure you keep yourself clean and peraps get some prescribed cream from your doctor :) in my experience however I recommend not using any form of soups or shower tells untill this has cleared up .

[Vaughan1070]

My scrotum started to flame up with flaky skin and a immense urge to itch. This wash after I had changed my body wash from lynx (axe) recover to lynx excite. I've always washed my scrotum vigorously with recover and I was fine. I used excite for a week and it's flared up this problem.

[jimodo37]

I had a very itchy scrotum for several days until Iwashed it good with warm water.At rhe same time I started taking Benatryl. The itch stopped . now I have a red scrotum and the skin is scaling. What should I do now.? am not using any lotion or ointment only benatryl,

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

I cannot confirm anything without examination,but it sounds like eczema.It is a form of chronic dermatitis (rash).Allergic reaction is one of the important causes of eczema. Allergic reaction can occur to strong soaps, Solvents, chemicals, certain foods, food additives, plants, metals, cosmetics, even urine and faeces of some animals (dust mites).

Wash the areas several times with fresh water. Do not use any cosmetic products at the sites. You can apply some calamine lotion at the rash as it will help in soothing the skin. You can take some OTC oral antihistamine medications like Benadryl or Claritin and see if it helps.

For mild-moderate eczema a weak steroid may be used (e.g. hydrocortisone as dermacort), whilst more severe cases require a higher-potency steroid (e.g. clobetasol propionate, fluocinonide).

Eczema can be exacerbated by dryness of the skin. Use good quality moisturizers to prevent moisture loss from the skin.

If still the symptoms do not improve then pls get a clinical examination done by a dermatologist.Atopic dermatitis,psoriasis, ichthyosis (fish scale-like skin) or pitted keratolysis have to be ruled out.

I hope that helps. Please do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Warm regards.