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What Causes Itching Under Penis And Testicles In A 2 Year Old?

My two year old son seems to be very itchy under his penis and testicles mostly when I change his diaper. When I look his penis is red underneath and his testicles are red where his penis lays. I ve been putting baby powder in that specific area every time I change his diaper thinking it may be caused by moisture but it doesn t seem to be going away. What could it be?
posted on Tue, 29 Jul 2014
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Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. For children being put on diapers, the area around buttocks and below penis remain moist and get exfoliated. At times such areas get infected with bacteria or fungi. This is the most likely cause of the itchiness over those areas. Eventually many of the children develop a tendency towards atopic dermatitis or eczema which needs to be assessed and treated. Please consult your doctor who can examine the region and prescribe some simple medication to relieve him. As of now, you may use candid powder and some antiallergic syrup like allegra.

You may apply calamine lotion over the area should help. Please revert back with further information and I would try to help further.
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What Causes Itching Under Penis And Testicles In A 2 Year Old?

Thanks for posting your query at HealthCareMagic. For children being put on diapers, the area around buttocks and below penis remain moist and get exfoliated. At times such areas get infected with bacteria or fungi. This is the most likely cause of the itchiness over those areas. Eventually many of the children develop a tendency towards atopic dermatitis or eczema which needs to be assessed and treated. Please consult your doctor who can examine the region and prescribe some simple medication to relieve him. As of now, you may use candid powder and some antiallergic syrup like allegra. You may apply calamine lotion over the area should help. Please revert back with further information and I would try to help further.