Patient's question:
Last week, I felt pain whenever my scrotum touched my underwear while walking. Then, two red patches and some small red dots appeared again. After going to the hospital, it was diagnosed as scrotal eczema. The doctor prescribed ointment and two bags of sulfur solution. He said to soak for 10 minutes each day. At home, following the doctor's instructions, the next day when I went to bed, I noticed that the penis, which was previously unaffected, now had the same red patches. What could be the reason? The penis, which was originally unaffected, now has them too. I want to ask why the medication caused them to appear even on the penis.Doctor's answer:
Since scrotal eczema, like eczema in other parts of the body, is related to allergies, the medications used to treat allergies can also be used to treat scrotal eczema. Commonly used antihistamines include cyproheptadine; chlorpheniramine maleate tablets; hydroxyzine hydrochloride; loratadine tablets. External medications mainly consist of corticosteroid creams, such as hydrocortisone cream, furoxone cream, and hydrocortisone butyrate cream. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment primarily focuses on syndrome differentiation and treatment. In traditional Chinese medicine, scrotal eczema is often classified into two types—damp-heat lower-jiao syndrome and yin deficiency with blood dryness—for treatment.