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What Causes Itching And Redness On The Penis?

I am a 54 year old male. I have for the past 12 months been experiencing extreme itch, redness, and cracks on the shaft of my penis and in the area between anus and scrotum. Have tested negative for all standard STI s and herpes 2. I do have AIDS and am not currently on ARV meds. I have had this condition looked at by two doctors and an FNP. I have been told it is a most likely a fungal infection. I took a 10 day course of fluconazole about 5 month ago and it cleared up for a couple of months. It returned 2 months ago and is worse than ever. I just completed a 2nd round of fluconazole and this time it seems to have had NO effect at all. Any suggestions?
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Hi,

These symptoms and signs are suggestive of STD especially if there is associated pain, fever, urethral discharge and recent sexual intercourse. So this is the first thing to rule out by doing STD testing.

Second, it may be a sign of urinary infection or urinary stones and some other genital infection but this is less common.

In every case, antibiotic therapy may be required so test should be done as soon as possible so that appropriate treatment can be started. Till that try to drink plenty of fluids, avoid sexual intercourse and rest.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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What Causes Itching And Redness On The Penis?

Hi, These symptoms and signs are suggestive of STD especially if there is associated pain, fever, urethral discharge and recent sexual intercourse. So this is the first thing to rule out by doing STD testing. Second, it may be a sign of urinary infection or urinary stones and some other genital infection but this is less common. In every case, antibiotic therapy may be required so test should be done as soon as possible so that appropriate treatment can be started. Till that try to drink plenty of fluids, avoid sexual intercourse and rest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon