penis yeast / infection

[msucurt]

Hello all. Im a 35yr old male. I am uncircumsized. About a month ago i had a very long masturbation session. The next morning, my foreskin was somewhat tender. I put some antibacterial cream on my foreskin to see if that would help. About 2 days later, i started to form a few blisters (but they werent really puss filled), just blisters that kind of rubbed off so to speak. Afterwards, my left foreskin began to swell quite a bit and i had difficulty retracting the foreskin back on that side. I researched quite a bit, and thought i might have a yeast infection and possible balanitis. I bought over the counter monistat and applied for a few days. The swelling went down and my foreskin began to produce this whitish patch on my foreskin. When i applied the topical antifungal and allowed the foreskin to cover the head overnight, and the next morning when i pull the foreskin back, i have quite a bit of "yeast' or "smegma" covering the white patch. This "whitish" stuff just easily peels right off. I saw a dermatologists and he looked at it and thought i had a yeast infection and gave me topical antifungal and diflucan (100mg for 7days). It has been 1 week on the meds and i really havent seen much improvement honestly. The swelling has completely gone down, and I have never had any pain on the white spot , nor any pain urinating.I am at my ends in trying to figure this out. Could someone please help me. I am in a bigtime state of depression for the last month. I am thinking of getting circumsized too. I have a pic, but i dont think i can post it. Anyone willing to look at it for me? Just curious

thanks so much for your time
msucurt

[msucurt]

docs, thanks so much. I have been to the dermatologists twice. The 1st time he suspected a yeast infection, so he gave me a rx for diflucan. I took that for 1 week, along with topical yeast creams....nothing changed for the most part. I went back the 2nd time and the dermatologist prescribed an oral antibiotic (cipro). I have been on that for 2 days and ever since taking the cipro, the white patch is now becoming "hardened" in a sense. The white patch seems to be "keratinizing" if that makes sense. And also i am getting quite a bit of water retention around the white patch and the foreskin swells up like a water balloon. The weird thing is that the white patch doesnt hurt in the least. Never any pain urinating, etc.

The dermatologist said to take the cipro, but not put any antibacterial cream on it (which i dont understand why not.....and i think i will start doing this if u think it is fine?)

I am at a total loss of what is going on.

I have been with my gf for the last 4yrs and have had unprotected sex with an ex  (october) once, but i am almost definitely certain she is STD free.

This all started after a long masturbation period about a month ago. Ever since then, my foreskin has swollen, formed a few little blisters that went away, and now this yeast looking patch that is now becoming hardened to an extent.

Im getting a STD check on wednesday and seriously considering circumcision because of issues with foreskin.

please help...please

[Dr J Singh]

Hello,
The symptoms are suggestive of balanoposthitis. It may have any of multiple bacterial or fungal origins or be caused by contact dermatitides. Examination of the glans and the prepuce often reveals a red, moist macular lesion. KOH slide preparation and biopsy of the lesion are needed to confirm the diagnosis. The other differential is erythroplasia or Querat.

Please do consult a  urologist for the confirmation of diagnosis as it’s not possible to make a diagnosis online. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.

[Dr J Singh]

Hello,
The symptoms are suggestive of balanoposthitis. It may have any of multiple bacterial or fungal origins or be caused by contact dermatitides. Examination of the glans and the prepuce often reveals a red, moist macular lesion. KOH slide preparation and biopsy of the lesion are needed to confirm the diagnosis. The other differential is erythroplasia or Querat.

Please do consult a  urologist for the confirmation of diagnosis as it’s not possible to make a diagnosis online. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.

[rmprdl1964]

You could very well have balanitis, I just had a recent case of it about a year ago after having had a catheter in. I'm also familiar with yeast infections but that usually clears up in a week or two.
For balanitis they gave me a steroid cream which worked after about 10 days.
Getting circumcised does not garrentee you that you won't have further problems.

All the best.

Ron