Classification and symptoms of penile eczema

It is also very common for men to have penile eczema, especially penile eczema in infants. The main reason for penile eczema is related to the humid environment of the patient's penis. Some patients also have penile eczema due to allergies or other diseases. Penile eczema has three main categories: acute, subacute, and chronic. The symptoms are generally red spots, papules, and blisters on the penile skin, which will cause itching. Scratching or rubbing will cause skin damage, scabs, and scaling. It will recur, and the itching will worsen, causing more discomfort. If you suffer from penile eczema, you must check it out and actively treat it as soon as possible to avoid the disease from further developing and causing greater impact on your life and work.

Classification of Penile Eczema

1. Acute penile eczema: The main manifestations are diffuse redness, swelling, and severe itching of the penile skin. Many needle-sized to rice-sized papules and blisters may appear at the same time. After scratching or rubbing, the erythema, papules, and blisters rupture, revealing large areas of moist erosion, with a large amount of light yellow slurry exuding, part of which condenses into pairs of light yellow scabs. Generally, after 2-3 weeks, the redness and swelling will be reduced, the exudate will decrease, and it will gradually heal completely, but it is easy to relapse.

2. Subacute penile eczema: It is transformed from acute scrotal eczema, characterized by mild thickening and mild erosion of the scrotal skin, more scaling, little exudate, and still severe itching.

3. Chronic scrotal eczema: Subacute scrotal eczema, if not treated in time, is prolonged or recurrent, can turn into chronic scrotal eczema. The scrotal skin gradually becomes thicker and rougher, dark red or gray-brown, with enlarged wrinkles and walnut shells, and scales attached. During the course of the disease, it may cause erosion, exudation and other symptoms of acute or subacute scrotal eczema due to severe itching and scratching.

What are the symptoms of penile eczema?

(1) Small papules, rashes and small blisters: Densely distributed millet-sized papules or small blisters with a flushed base can be found on the penis.

(2) Exudate and erosive surface: Due to scratching caused by itching, papules, papule herpes, eczema and other skin lesions are scratched, and serum constantly seeps out, often soaking the underwear and forming erosive surface.