I made a huge mistake 1/2 a year ago and slept with a woman in Asia I did not know. I used a condom, but a few days afterwards I started noticing small red bumps on my scrotum. They have been there for about 5 months. I have been tested for all types of STD, and the doctor thought it was a staph infection. After taking multiple types of antibiotics they never went away. I went to a dermatologist and saw a Physician Assistant who said it was angiokeratomas of fordyce. All he did was look at them. Are there tests to prove for sure this is what I have? Also they itch every once in a while. Is this normal?
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You need to know that angiokeratomas of Fordyce are not sexually transmitted and that they are recognizable by sight.
If a doctor is not certain what these could be, then s/h may order a biopsy to have them checked under a microscope in a lab.
Fordyce spots can be occasionally itchy and they will certainly bleed if you scratch them, so don’t.
Forsyce spots don’t represent any danger to your health but can be cosmetically annoying. My grandfather had these all over his back. They were there to stay, so are yours.
If you can’t cope with their presence, there are certain surgical options for them to be removed, however, some of them may cause scars.
Surgical options would be: excision, which is usually not practiced if there are more lesions. It is done under local anesthetics. Cryotherapy is performed by applying liquid nitrogen but there are risks of hypopigmentation and scarring. Light electrocoagulation with or without anesthesia is also used and laser removal with only one treatment and minimal scarring.
Did your dermatologist suggest anything?
If a doctor is not certain what these could be, then s/h may order a biopsy to have them checked under a microscope in a lab.
Fordyce spots can be occasionally itchy and they will certainly bleed if you scratch them, so don’t.
Forsyce spots don’t represent any danger to your health but can be cosmetically annoying. My grandfather had these all over his back. They were there to stay, so are yours.
If you can’t cope with their presence, there are certain surgical options for them to be removed, however, some of them may cause scars.
Surgical options would be: excision, which is usually not practiced if there are more lesions. It is done under local anesthetics. Cryotherapy is performed by applying liquid nitrogen but there are risks of hypopigmentation and scarring. Light electrocoagulation with or without anesthesia is also used and laser removal with only one treatment and minimal scarring.
Did your dermatologist suggest anything?
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My dermatologist did not suggest anything except come back int 6 months to be looked at again. He did say he would prescribe me cortizone cream for the itching, but it isn't that unbearable so I turned him down on the offer.
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