Blotchy red rash/irritated skin on penile head (lasted for over 3 moths now)?

I've struggled with the same symptoms for 5 months. In my case this came on after working out two days on an elliptical machine wearing blue jeans . Stupidly I didn't shower afterwards and a rash developed in my crotch area . That went away using Desitin cream . Noticed a weird fishy smell coming from my foreskin . Headed immediately to the doctor, because I never had anything like this before . Primary care doctor was unhelpful. He said it just looked irritated .

Desperate, I tried many of the same OTC medications as you guys to no avail. A dermatologist in my area now has me on 3 drugs, all creams. I mix them together twice per day. These include a steroid, an anti fungle, and an anti bacterial. Been on it for two weeks with a goal of one month.

Progress is slow. I can confirm that helps, but the symptoms return quickly if I miss a dose.

I will follow up with the dermatologist in 2 weeks if it isn't 100% healed. Then may seek help from a urologist and proctologist.

For the ones who has no symptoms only redness,i believe that it is psoriasis,especially all of us saying it happened after UTI.If it was internal you would have symptoms,it can be trush but i have tried strong medication including pills and nothing changed,if it was trush at least i would see some improvement.About psoriasis i have no idea about what to do.Hope you all get well guys.

Yes , I have had urologist to look at it. He had no clue and I was referred ultrasound scan for groin and abdominal all came back negative. I am waiting for results of a CT scan will keep you guys posted. After lot of research I think this is related to see skin infection probably thursh that have spread to urethrta as I didnt continuously treat for it. The problem is lot of medications that we received in this thread is trial an error and I don't think that is good. We need o find the route cause. As I read correctly gluten could be an issue in my case as I developed lactose intollerence after this. Maybe intendtal parsitis? Did you guys ever tested for it

Okay guys,i will give information about few things on my case maybe it will help yours.First it happened to me after UTI and i was really stressed about if i have herpes.Now it is known that UTI might trigger psoriasis and most common cause is stress.What i have is little shiny redness on top of my penis its been 2 months ive tried lots of things and its still there.Moreover today i have some redness and burning on my elbows and armpit so i can say it is psoriasis.I will visit dermatologist tomorrow.Last thing i have read some of you have bowel problems.It is likely to see bow infections while you have psoriasis. I will be happy if this helps you guys.

i am updating information.My dermatologist also thinks that it can be psoriasis.Most likely inverse psoriasis.There was harsh b*****b might cause injury+stress about herpes+some infection is perfect triggers for that.Its known that it behaves like fungal infection also.And mine is shiny patch so i am pretty sure now.Alson skin is more sensitve which is also points inverse psoriasis.I use alantan plus(for refreshing skin)+protopic both of them non steroid harmless for your skin and ok for long term usage.Good luck.I will write again if i get rid of it.

It has been a couple of months since I posted - I think my original is somewhere on page 21 of all of these threads. As a refresher, I have had a very similar experience as most of you that included not only redness and irritation, but stinging pain when I walked, pins and needles in my head when still, and originally some amount of problems urinating. I went through the entire gambit of treatments, trips to GP and urologist, three different medicated creams, two rounds of fluconozole, and home remedies. Here is my take on all this after dealing with it since mid-january. I now am certain that I had a fungal infection/thrush. I still have a couple of rounded splotches with dark dots in the middle on the head of my penis that look like pics of ringworm that you can find online. I am now convinced that the fungus itself was cured early on with the creams and fluconozole that I took. However, I believe that the outbreak did some tissue and/or nerve damage to the affected area. As I have never felt like the spots have changed or gotten bigger, I think that what I (we) are dealing with is the aftermath. This thing has finally settled down for me and I am able to forget about it since it no longer irritates my glans. As an aside - and I do not know if this has anything to do with it - I got some cream that contains CBD (cannabidoil) and thought I would try it since so many people are touting it's miraculous benefits. I applied it twice a day for about a week, but I decided to quit because I suddenly got irritated again. I had also been using the Vitamin C Oil and Lanolin (which really made the irritation bearable when present.) But after I used the CBD oil, even though I thought it was making it worse at the time, I have been symptom free for the longest stretch since this all started. I have also put the tool to the test without any issues.

So for me, I think this is like an injury that will eventually heal and I will forget all about it. I do not have an active infection, but the one I did have in January created enough trauma that it just takes a long time to heal. I also wonder if the Vit C Oil, Lanolin, and CBD might have helped out. But for the last couple of weeks, I have not treated it with anything and I am pain free.