fungal infection question

[darkstar248]

i went to the doctors a week or so ago about white spots under the skin on my penis and on my foreskin, he noted i had that thing where for foreskin is tight..w/e its called starts with a p...anyway and said i had a fungal infection cuzz of it snd gave me ketoderm cream 2% for 3 weeks 2 times a day its been a week now of applying it (dont know if im even applying it right) and all thats seems to be happening is its getting whiter and te skin on the forskin is getting slightly hard...is it even working i still have 2 weeks but idk if anything is even happening =/

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the symptoms and picture the possibilities which need to be ruled out are balanitis ( due to fungal infection ) or Zoon’s balanitis which is a form of chronic inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin, which affects middle-aged to elderly men who have not been circumcised.

What you need to do is consult a dermatologist and get a KOH examination of the skin scrapings of the penis and a biopsy of small skin sample done. KOH examination of the area will clarify whether it is balanitis due to fungal infection or not.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[remar]

I would recommend going back to your Dr to let him/her check you out. If there's no improvement then your Dr may prescribe another medication.