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Nobody has been able to diagnose my issue and so I wanted to throw it out here to see if someone, anywhere has any experience with something like this.  Would appreciate any insight.  I had unprotected sex with my exgirlfriend one time.  The next day she complained of pain when urinating and a rash.  Her OBGYN diagnosed UTI and/or Yeast.  2 weeks later i woke up to a slimy sticky skin where my penis and scrotum were somewhat stuck together.  I separated them and there was a small dry black ulcer where the penis and scrotum were together.  I went to a urologist who thought it was yeast but gave me an ELISA IGG HSV test (neg for 1&2).  I went to a PCP near my office who immediately injected the ulcer with what turned out to be kenalog.  The next day, i had red painless bumps and my scrotum was bright red.  I went to a derm who said i had a bad yeast infection and gave diflucan.  My whole groin became crusty and red and then died down.  However, the bumps and ulcer remained for about two months.  Derm biopsied a bump and came back as "Psoriaform Dermatitis".  At 11.5 weeks, i had my derm do another Herpeselect IGG as I was freaked out and came back negative for HSV1 (.5) and HSV2 (<.02).  The bumps eventually went away and the area was completely thin, sensitive and extremely painful to touch.  Had a deep indentation in the penis skin (atrophy?).  Went to another derm who though I had intertrigo and a reaction to the kenalog injection.  He sent me to a neurologist who diagnosed neuropathy.  It is now 5 months later and the skin is still painful.  I have had shooting pains up and down my legs and painful lower back.  I've had stinging pain around the injection site that feels like a moving nerve pain.  Sometimes I even have burning pain on my scrotum.  Could all of this be the result of the kenalog injection or a yeast infection exacerbated by the kenalog injection?  Or possibly nerve damage from the kenalog injection?  I'm even wondering if it is the diflucan killing off the yeast infection which caused nerve damage throughout the area.  It is driving me crazy and I can't eat or work or date or anything.  I was convinced it was HSV but every doctor and the blood tests say no.  They say it will all go away but will take time but nobody can pinpoint it.  Any suggestions, thoughts, or next steps?  Thank you.
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1711789 tn?1361308007
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Hi there!

Well. Without a detailed clinical evaluation it would be difficult to comment specifically on the situation. The groin issues are unlikely to be related to neurological causes including neuropathy while the back pain and the pains shooting down the legs could be related or unrelated. Possible causes of the groin lesion include infections, inflammations, vascular issues, primary skin lesions such as psoriaform dermatitis etc. I would suggest considering a detailed evaluation by a dermatologist (for the scrotal lesion, preferably at a university/ teaching hospital and an internist/ neurologist (for the back and leg pains). After a specific cause(s) is identified, it can be managed accordingly.
Hope this is helpful.

Take care!
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Dr Kaul, thank you for your response. The lesions have been gone for months and have not returned. All that remains is the pain on the wrinkled, atrophied skin and surround area and accompanying burning pain throughout the groin. I guess my real question is if the kenslog injection could have caused all of this, or the yeast infection, or the diflucan. As I mentioned, I did see a neurologist who noted heightened pain in the area on the skin at injection site including improper response to temperature in temperature, and to stimuli.  Thank you.
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