Should I Be Concerned About White Colored Dried Discharge From Penis Which Has Foul Smell?

Posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014

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Question : Hi good evening doctor from last 2-3 months i have some white color dried sperm forming in foreskin of my penis which has foul smell to i used to clean it in night and every morning ...And on tip of my penis also bcum purple colour

Answered by Dr. Praveen Rodrigues (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer: Antibacterial soap & Antifungal cream Detailed Answer: Hi there. It appears that there is some sort of an infection in the region...most likely a mixed infection given the odour described et al. Please do use an antibacterial soap eg cetaphil antibacterial bar & leave it in contact with the region for at least 5 minutes before washing off. I would in addition prescribe Fluconazole 150mg (single dose tablet) & Tinnidazole 2gm (single dose tablet)...former an antifungal & latter an antibiotic to cover for gram negative bacterial infections; This however may require a prescription in your region. Alternatively if this is a problem acquiring, you may try a cream called NIZORAL (2% ketoconazole) that you may be able to get as an OTC product. Do hope this solves your little issue & all is well soon. Good Luck & Godspeed! Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Praveen Rodrigues (12 minutes later)

Thanks for your response doctor currently m taking some medicines for my sinus so i cannt take oral medication for sometime.. Nizoral is hard to find here in canada ...Can canesten antifungal external cream will work??

Answered by Dr. Praveen Rodrigues (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Yes it should Detailed Answer: Your welcome XXXXXXX Yes...Canesten should work. Best, Dr Praveen Rodrigues MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar