Patient's question:
Last week, I felt pain whenever my scrotum touched my underwear while walking. Then, two patches and some small red bumps reappeared. 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 bumps had appeared on my penis, which had been clear before. They were red. What could be the reason? The bumps had appeared on my penis, which had been clear before. I want to ask why they appeared on my penis after using the medication.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 involve corticosteroid creams, such as hydrocortisone cream, furoxone cream, and hydrocortisone butyrate cream. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on syndrome differentiation and treatment. TCM often classifies scrotal eczema into two types—damp-heat descending syndrome and yin deficiency with blood dryness—to treat accordingly.