Suggest Treatment For Itchy Irritation In The Genitals

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2015

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Question : For more than a month I've been having a very uncomfortable itch with irritation, and it doesn't hurt when I pee, but it's really annoying having this itch all the time and I try vagisil but it didn't work, what can I do? Or what can be the reason of this itching?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Geetika Paul (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Either infection or eczema

Detailed Answer:
Hi

I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same.
The kind of skin itching you have could either be suggestive of a fungal skin infection or it could be due to an eczema of skin called neuro dermatitis.
Please tell if you have noticed any whitish curdy or foul smelling discharge since this may indicate an infective cause.

Dr XXXXXXX Paul

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

Follow up: Dr. Geetika Paul (14 minutes later)

Hi Dr. XXXXXXX

Thank you for the quick response. Yes somedays I've notice a foul smelling discharge, if is an infection, there's anything I can take?

Answered by Dr. Geetika Paul (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Infection..take treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi

You seem to have developed a fungal skin infection in the area.
Keep the affected area clean and dry.
Wash with lukewarm saline water twice daily and apply a topical antifungal cream like clotrimazole over the area twice daily regularly for ten days.
Take some oral antihistamines like levocetrizine once daily at night to relieve the itching.
Wear cotton undergarments so as to reduce sweating and further infection.

Hope it helps

Dr XXXXXXX Paul

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