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Scary rash, please help

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keith64176
keith64176

Hi all, a bit of a long winded post but i could really use some imput.

15 days ago i noticed several red spots on my penile glans (head), red in colour and spaced apart, perhaps ever so slightly raised but flat on top, i went to the local hospital and the doctor immediately announced that he suspects herpes but its been 15 days and the spots haven't changed at all, no filling with pus, no cracking, no pain and no itching. I would have expected herpes to go through different phases in 15 days.

I do have hsv1 as does my girlfriend that has only ever manifested as "regular" cold Sores on the lips so thats a factor to Consider.

Some other things worth taking into consideration, prior to the spots appearing i had a kidney infection due to lack of Water intake combined with excessive cola intake, i was sold tetracycline over the counter which I took to 5 days and when that didn't help i went to a docter and was given a course of cipro antibiotics which did clear the kidney infection. It was around the last day of the cipro that the spots appeared.

Also worth noting is that the night before the spots appeared i had run out of my regular shower gel so i used a bar shop, i actually made a lather on my hands and washed my penile head directly with it. During the night i felt an itch on my penile head and when i woke up the spots had manifested.

I had a test for hsv2igm and hsv2igg but the results will take a week and even at that i found out online that igm test cannot differentiate between hsv1 or hsv2 and the igg test needs 12weeks for antibodies to be present, of course the lab didn't tell me this when they were taking my money but basically when the results do come they'll probably be worthless false results.

I did have sexual contact with a stranger about a week prior to thd spots appearing but a condom was used, although herpes is a skin to skin issue from what I've read. It sounds like a herpes outbreak appears where the virus entered the skin and my penile head was inside a condom so that's not the point of contact.

I realise none of you can tell me what I desperately want to know but i feel like I'm losing my mind over this so any input would be appreciated (except for the guy who says everything is balanitis lol)

Yesterday i took a single 150mg dose of diflucan antifungal but its been 26hrs and there no change what so ever,

As of today I'm taking dexamethasone 0.5mg, this will be twice daily for 5 days.

So basically its red spots, flat, not blistered, don't hurt and they don't itch, perhaps a slight twinge every now and then when i think about them too much, 15 days without a change for the worse or for the better, just staying the same

Thanks for reading,

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  • haz83342
    haz83342 keith64176

    Posted

    Herpes do not present like that. No pain no itch stationary lesions. 

    I think it is just dermatitis due to any reason. You can post a pic. 

    • keith64176
      keith64176 haz83342

      Posted

      I'm actually abroad so i don't have access to a computer, posting a picture is unfortunately not an option. I believe a first outbreak could last 6 weeks, would you think the lesions simply haven't changed yet and will later or is 2 weeks already too long not to have changed. The skin around thd spots is not off colour either it looks perfectly normal, the spots are red but where the circumference edge meets my glans is normal, no red band or anything.

      I took diflucan as i said and no change and dexamethasone is having no impact on them after 48 hrs, this leaves the treatment options at antivirals for herpes or penicillin for bacterial dermatitis,

      If it was bacterial though, would the bacteria not multiply and also cause the spots to worsen or at least cause more spots?? I mean In you opinion

    • haz83342
      haz83342 keith64176

      Posted

      I still think it is too long time. 

      Mostly it is just dermatitis with no bacteria or virus. 

      Anyway you will have your results which will be helpful

    • haz83342
      haz83342 keith64176

      Posted

      Dear

      You should see a doctor. 

      It is not a final diagnosis. Still there is a doubt it is an infection. 

      Steroids are very harmful if there is bacteria or virus by the way. So be wise in your treatment. 

      Best wishes 

    • keith64176
      keith64176 haz83342

      Posted

      so last night I found 2 left over tetracycline pills in my bag from a uti i had a few weeks ago, I took one this morning and now just 12hrs later things have greatly improved, the redness is more of a pink now. i just took the second one and I'm gonna go to sleep, see what the morning brings. if further improvement I'm gonna insist the docter gives me some more antibiotics

  • Sunshed
    Sunshed keith64176

    Posted

    Hey man , I’m kinda going through the same thing . No lesions or sores just rednish around the head of my penis . Which sometime after the shower looks like tiny red dots . It def does get very sensitive after sex or ejaculation . But it reall hasn’t changed in the last 2 weeks . I actually just changed from shower gel to reg soap as you did , waiting to see if that’s helps. I feel you’re pain it def will make you go crazy reading articles, forms and looking at pictures . My thing is if it’s not getting worse and no change you should be ok. 
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