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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Redness In Shaft After Putting Hand Sanitizer

My 5 yr old was mad at my 3 yr old and put hand sanitizer on his penis. The hand sanitizer was the ethyl alcohol type. He doesn't have an allergy to it that I'm aware of. It didn't get into the meatus, it looks only as if it was on the shaft. Its slightly red and swollen. I had him sit in cool water for 20 minutes. Anything else I can do or put on it? Thanks
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Children at that age often indulge in such behavior. You have done the right thing by getting him to sit in cold water for a while, infact just washing the area with running water for a few minutes would had been sufficient. You may apply a bit of calamine lotion on the shaft to soothe the skin.
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling And Redness In Shaft After Putting Hand Sanitizer

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Children at that age often indulge in such behavior. You have done the right thing by getting him to sit in cold water for a while, infact just washing the area with running water for a few minutes would had been sufficient. You may apply a bit of calamine lotion on the shaft to soothe the skin.