Red spots on testicles

If red spots appear on male testicles, the most common reason is scrotal eczema. We know that the testicles are usually airtight and prone to sweating. If you do not pay attention to personal skin cleanliness, it may cause adverse stimulation, which will induce the occurrence of eczema. It often causes severe itching in patients. Not only will red spots appear, but the rash may also change into polymorphic changes. Let's take a look at this aspect.

Clinical manifestations

1. Acute scrotal eczema

The main symptom is itching, and patients often discover the disease because of itching in the scrotum. As the disease progresses, the itching gradually worsens, and scratching cannot relieve the itching. In severe cases, it affects sleep and work.

2. Chronic scrotal eczema

It is caused by long-term unhealed acute and subacute eczema and repeated attacks. Due to the long time and constant scratching, the skin of the scrotum becomes dry and thick, with deep wrinkles and walnut-like skin, often with thin scabs and scales, and the skin pigmentation deepens; there are also cases where the pigmentation is reduced due to scratching. It is often severely itchy and unable to fall asleep. Due to the difficulty in treatment and repeated failure to heal, the scrotal skin may change like eczema.

3. Subacute scrotal eczema

It is a transformation from acute scrotal eczema, characterized by mild thickening and mild erosion of the scrotal skin, more scaling, little exudate, and still severe itching.

Treatment

1. Drug treatment

Since scrotal eczema is related to allergies like eczema in other parts of the body, the drugs used to treat allergies can be used to treat scrotal eczema. For example, some commonly used antihistamines include cyproheptadine, chlorpheniramine, loratadine, cetirizine, etc. Topical drugs are mainly some weak corticosteroid ointments, such as triamcinolone ointment.

2. Scrotal care

Avoid re-irritating the area, avoid scratching the area with your hands as much as possible, do not use hot water or soapy water to clean the area, and do not apply strongly irritating drugs on the area. Pay special attention to not applying hormone drugs on the area casually, as these can easily worsen or relapse the disease. Avoid eating some irritating foods, such as onions, ginger, garlic, strong tea, coffee, alcohol and other foods and drugs that are likely to cause allergies.