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Genital rash

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Genital rashes are a clinical finding in which a person has an area of skin that is discolored, painful, or itchy on the penis or scrotum in men or on the vulva or labia in women.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

14 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

Body locations

Pelvis

Is Symptom of

Diaper rash
Condition
Contact dermatitis (rash)
Condition
Eczema
Condition
Vaginal yeast infection (candidal vaginitis)
Condition
Jock itch
Condition
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How can I get rid of a genital rash?

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Genital rash and cannot be identified.taking a risk by treating the outside of the skin and potentially setting myself up for a future skin biopsies?

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i had a very bad genital rash. i used a cream called sarfaz,which has 0.5% steroid in it. with docs prescribtion.what can be its side effects?

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A 29-year old female asked:

I was prescribed triamcinolone for a fungus I have on my leg is it safe to use it for a genital rash I have on my penis head?

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A 36-year old male asked:

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A 23-year old male asked:

i have a rash and itching around my genital area and near by area also....its red in color... plz help me...?

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A 23-year old male asked:

I have rashes around my genital area and the skin turned black around the area where I've rashes. How to get rid off this?

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A 18-year old male asked:

I have got itching on my genitals and in between my buttocks and I later got rashes on the back of my palms and skin infection?

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Should I be concerned about a rash in my genital and anal area?

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A 27-year old female asked:

I have a red bumpy rash on the inside of my thigh near my genitals. It was just a single itchy bump but now it is painful. What is this?

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A 21-year old male asked:

I used to have jock itch, But the doctor told me it was gone a way, But sometimes It itch a little on my genitals, is this normal? No rash 1week cured

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ARE RASHES AND SORES AT THE SIDES OF GENITAL AREA OF GIRLS,signs of AIDS?

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A 25-year old female asked:

what should i use for the itching bumps n the rash is spreading my skin is like grayish on the genital area ?

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A 19-year old female asked:

I'm a female with a rash on my genitals. I thought I was having a yeast infection and did not treat it for 3 to 4 days and it worsened and spread.

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What could the cause of a re occuring rash around genitals and anus, mostly when its sweaty there. area hurts most of the time. Painful.?

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What is a rash all over body but mostly around genitals that look like mosquito bites but are not?

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Can UTI cause a rash in the genital area?

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A 35-year old asked:

Should one assume automatically that a rash near the genitals is STI or herpes?

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A 34-year old asked:

I have genital herpes. I am currently having sores near my clitoris and a rash on my thigh near the vagina. Am I having a recurrence?

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Does genital herpes always appears on anus and penis? I used to have a rash itcy and whitecolor, Doctors says I was Fubgalinfection, it goes away,

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I have a dry cough for decades now. Also, I have a rash on my elbows and genital lesions next to my testicles. Is it possible to be psoriasis?

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I am currently taking acyclovir 400 mg twice a day for genital herpes, I am still getting scratches, teeny red spots, and rashes! is this normal?

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A 39-year old asked:

What to do about rash on hands, elbows, knees, feet, and now genitals?

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