Count the embarrassing diseases of men's private parts

The skin of the scrotum is mainly thin stratum corneum, with abundant blood vessels and nerves, so some troubles that men are embarrassed to talk about often occur here, that is, some common diseases occur:

Scabies

Scabies is a contagious skin disease. As the saying goes, "Scabies is like a dragon, it starts from the hands, wraps around the waist three times, and sets up camp in the groin", which vividly illustrates that this disease often affects the scrotal skin in the end. It starts with rashes and blisters in the finger joints, then in the lower abdomen, and finally on the scrotum, followed by soybean-sized nodules, which are extremely itchy, especially at night.

Fixed drug rash often occurs in some men who take sulfonamides or painkillers, tetracycline tablets, oxytetracycline tablets, barbiturate sedatives and hypnotics for several hours. Round edematous erythema or purple-red spots with clear edges and a burning sensation appear on the scrotal skin. Within 1 to 10 days after stopping the drug, the erythema gradually subsides, leaving dark purple spots. The next time the same drug is taken, erythema will appear in the original area again, and the symptoms will become more severe each time, and the color of the purple spots will become darker and darker. Some local blisters and erosions appear, accompanied by pain, fever, headache, general fatigue and other discomforts.

Scrotal itching

Scrotal itching is often caused by tight underwear, hard fabric, frequent friction, or constant stimulation from chemical detergents and dyes left on the fabric. Or due to poor hygiene habits, local moisture, emotional instability, etc., the scrotal skin may itch in waves, but there is no abnormality in appearance. Sometimes edema, erosion, and exudation may occur due to frequent scratching.

Scrotal neurodermatitis

Scrotal neurodermatitis is often caused by long-term fluctuations in mental state, insomnia and other reasons, which lead to severe itching of the scrotal skin, gradual thickening, hardening and lichenification of the local skin.

Scrotal eczema

Scrotal eczema is caused by the patient's allergy to a certain factor or the above diseases, resulting in a chronic course of eczema with repeated attacks and various manifestations on the scrotal skin. The main symptoms are erythema, papules, blisters, erosion, exudation, scabs, swelling, rough skin, pigmentation, etc. The patient feels burning and itching, and the effect of various drug treatments is not very obvious.

Expert reminder

Common skin diseases of the scrotum are not difficult to treat if the diagnosis is accurate. For example, riboflavin deficiency scrotitis can be cured by taking riboflavin tablets for two weeks, fixed drug eruption can be cured by stopping taking allergenic drugs, and tinea cruris can be cured by applying antifungal ointment for a few days. Therefore, men with scrotal skin diseases should not miss the necessary treatment just because they feel that it is "itchy" and difficult to start.