Penis Rash - Recurrent

[Healthquester]

For about a year I have had a rash that continues to show up on my glans penis.  It is a very strange red rash that used to sort of concentrate around the Urethra but now seems to have generalized around the the glans.  It used to hardly ever be visable until after sex when a subtle red rash would appear.(a year ago, and sometimes it mostly goes away to this point)  Now the red rash is visable all the time and after any friction it is very apparent.   I have searched images on the internet endlessly to identify this and the closest thing I found was psoriasis.  The rash gets much more apparent after any friction – including sex, masturbation, or just clothes rubbing at night, sometimes I get an erection in the morning because I have to pee and that seems to really make it worse.  It doesn’t itch it’s more of a burning or pinching type of sensation.  Sometimes it seems to go into the Urethra but I’m not sure.(seems like it used to but lately it’s been a mild rash on the glans.  It will almost go away at times but as soon as a friction even occurs it comes back.  I feel like maybe there is some scar tissue building or something as it almost seems like very small skin tags are developing.  I have been dealing with this for over a year, initially it wasn’t bad but seemed to be concentrated near the Urethra.   I tried some pretty radical self prescribed treatments like cleaning with Betadine, because I thought it was a fungal or bacterial infection.  I have also tried Monistat(which made it worse)  Protopic(which I think may help a little) and recently I’ve applied a vitamin D cream which also seemed to provide some relief.    I’m concerned that I misdiagnosed and complicated the problem.  I do have HSV2 but I don’t think this is related as that looks much different and affects a different area, but it did come about shortly after the HSV2, possibly because my initial response to the HSV2 infection was to cleanse the area vigorously with things like Betadine(and Dynimaclear which has some sort of sulfur compound) as I thought it was a microbiological infection.   I do have a history of psoriasis in my family but I have not shown any symptoms that I know of.  I thought maybe HPV as I have been dating women from Herpes dating sites, and it's pretty common for some to have HPV as well.

I have never had any discharge from my urethra, but sometimes it looks red inside and I think I can see a little sore in there.  Mostly the problem is on the head of the penis but there has never been anything on the shaft.  My HSV2 outbreaks however have been on the shaft and never on the glans.  Any theories would be appreciated.

[joeytoo]

I have had the same problem for the past two months.  I had an encounter of a sexual nature, but no sex, just friction - no penitration.  Also, I had many other environmental factors that could be at play - bad diet, lots of alcohol, hot weather, and some other factors.

After many hours and hours of research, I figured that I have an issue with Yeast/ candida.

I am trying the candida diet right now, and I will see if that helps.  Ill keep you all posted

[Ra1234]

HSV is very obvious and I don't think is your problem. I had a recurrent balanitis for 1.5 years and everything started after a yeast infection. I took fluconazole and used ointments and nothing helped me, the red spots were still there. Finally I went to another Urologyst and he suggested me to circumsice my penis and after thinking so much about it I went for it. The redness cleared right after the surgery, More than a year since the operation and my penis still looks very healthy without any rash. Your problem may be different than mine, so I suggest you to consult an Urologyst.

[671]

I'm uncircumcised and have the same problem. mine started when I had sex with my girl friend for the first time. I got a yeast infection that time from a LOT of sex. We did it like 9 times per day at the beginning for 3 days in a row. After that my glans was in pretty bad shape and in a few days I developed and yeast infection. This infection cleared up with a topical cream accompanied by a 10 day course of Fluconazole 100mg (one per day) but the red bumps under the skin remain. As some other have commented, the bumps are most apparent when erect and are made worse with friction of any kind. I suspect this may be viral and given that it's been there for one year now I think it will not clear by itself. If I had to guess this is probably related to the HSV... unfortunately.

[mhseelz]

My previous guess at this being Lichen Planus, or Nitidus i think is wrong.. Protopic is also most likely to be harmful and cancer causing... anyways, because of this being closely affiliated to friction, I got reading on "Keratinization" which is your glans drying out due to, friction, from not having a foreskin because of circumcision. You can restore your glans as well as your foreskin and I encourage those desperate for a cure to give it a go, cause it's not looking like there is a cure.

[indianboy007]

I also Have dis..i have rashes on my penis but can be seen only when its enlarged..and i got rashes inside my mouth also.i tested for std n results were all ok.n my dermatologists told me its yeast infection n gave me clotrimazole but its still not working..wat could it be.? How will i get cure.

[snowshoeyak]

I too have the same symptoms although I think mine could have been cause by sexual transmission. I slept with this girl for months and one time she wanted Anal. So I did but I had a small concern cause I thought I saw a couple of white curds in crack area. I thought it would probably be a yeast infection and since I was so in the mood, decided I could clear it up if anything were to show up. (I have seen pictures of yeast infections and they dont look the same as to what I saw and cant find anything that looks similiar. I also asked her for help and she has no idea) That was in late october and and I stopped dating her in December. In late Feb, I noticed just a small red irritation on the side of my shaft but not on the colored part of my skin. I haven't had any discharge, painful urination or anything other than red irritation that know went around my penis but not on the shaft. I went to the doctor and he couldnt see anything. Its been a year and a half and the only thing I know that works and makes it feel better is using hydrocortison and putting on some gold bond afterwards to keep it dry. If I don't I feel discomfort, tenderness and sinsitivity around the tip of my penis. I too feel that its red in my urethra and may see a sore but cant tell. I know started to see small little bumps trying creep down the shaft as if it were trying to infect the pores of my penis. Or it may be due to the powder I use that do that but I dont think so. I was given cicloporox by my doctor, along with Diflucan. At one point, I thought I had a UTI and went to the doctor but came back with negative results. I had some abdominal pain but went away with ciprofloxacin. I still have this red irritation and if I dont keep it dry, it stays tender. I dont have any other symptoms other than I have always had small ecsema on hands if i dont keep them lotioned.
Any help would be appreciated.