Dry peeling scrotal skin, with redness and burning sensation

I have the exact same problem on my right side of scrotum. I have had it for 4 years now. I would love to find out what it is. I have seen other articles stating that it might be eczema.

I had the same problem after leaving county Jail. Only thing I could come up with was that I used a type of soap that my body did not agree with. Shaving only made the matter worse. Cortison and loation is treatment but not cure

these symptoms are most likely related either to fungal/bacterial yeast-like infections (guys can pick em up from girls, or really just about anywhere, including gyms). anti-fungal jock-itch creams can address the problem. if that doesnt take care of it, you may have a form of excema or psoriasis which tho not dangerous or contageous, really sucks to have down there (i used to have it and it made my life miserable). doctors usually prescribe a topical steroid, but this merely treats symptoms and doesnt address the actual problem. plus, the drugs are not good to take long term. i eventually cured myself by changing my diet (basically realized i had become allergic to nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants and peppers).

I have a similar condition, its on my inner thighs, not on my scrotum, or penis, but in the corners of my thighs beside them. i havent figured it out, i also have small like zits above my penis, below my belt line i have noticed if you get something of the sort of a "scrubby" and scub it while in the shower it will help alot. i use a "axe" soap and scub thing, and it has been working for me very well but not enough. as far as the zits go some times a little painful as any zip. come oue with a white pus as a zip but i have had 5 of them. i was told it sounds to be from the fact i sweat perfusly most of the time. if you come up with any deffinite answers please let me know thanks so much i wish you all the best of luck and god bless you all o.O

I have the same and or similar problem. This started last August, 08. It is now past August 09 so I've had this problem over a year. I am currently 25, and besides the "rash" on my scrotum, I am in excellent health. I initially got the rash directly under my shaft on my scrotum, it then spread in a pattern all around it leaving some spots untouched and still are. I've been to plenty of doctors and derms. It started out diagnosed as yeast. I had a biopsy done and a swab, it came back as contact dermatitis aka "some irritant we have no clue" I've been on every cream possible, no joke, name it, I've very likely tried it. I've tried natural remedies, pills like Diflucan, which semi worked but it came back just as bad after a few weeks off the meds. I'm now in the process where it will be super raw for one day, then the next day skin flakes will cover it, but they are thin and easy to peal. Days later my sack will return to semi normal until then a few days after that, for whatever reason the cycle repeats. This can also spread onto my thighs and lower shaft of my penis, but not often. I've been eating raw coconut oil, as that is supposed to help with yeast, been taking probiotics , all to no avail. Goldbond helps keep things dry and smooth, but even that can't stop the fury of whatever this is. I will say drinking beer in particular doesn't seem good for it, which makes me believe it is yeast related. This has wrecked large parts of my social life(playing sports and feeling good about myself) as well as my sex life. I'm getting legs, knee and lower back pain because of how I have to walk a lot of the time. I don't know how much more of this I can take..I've read some guys on these threads who have had this for over 10 years, I pray this doesn't stay with me for that long of time. If anyone has a cure or suggestion, please help me, I am at my wits end.

Any update on the above problem? I seem to be having the same exact problem and I am losing my mind. No doctor seems to be of help!!

hi...i'm the original poster of the problem....one which still persists. However, now the problem has shifted more towards the present contition of my scrotal skin, which i believe from prolonged drying and peeling off has become unusually thin on the lower left region and is almost inelastic...i can almost feel my left testicle on touching even mildly....it kinda worries me all the time, coz the thin skin kinda stretches under the weight of the testicle n i'm afraid it might tear someday..eeeewwww!!!! Does the scrotal skin have the ability to repair/regenerate itself, if part of it peels off?...coz it doesn't seem to, in my case...

my sympathies to all you guys suffering from the same condition...

:-(

Could be possible that it's goldbond too guys :-(

And for being worse on one side would be goldbond and how you sleep. Seems to happen in area's that don't get much air such as inner thighs or anywhere chub would cover. Usually sleep on your left? Worse on your left due to your sack being in direct contact for extended hours hence no air...

Aloe gel works great. It can clear it up in a few weeks. Its cheap and it works. Just get it at any drug store. had this problem before for 5 years. try it.

After a recent session with my lady who used a KY water based lube for the 1st time the left side of my scrotum got red and dried out looking and has since started to peel the skin off. Is it possible that I am alergic to something in the lub?

im having a similar problem to alot of the guys on here....a few days ago my scrotum started to itch, shortly after that my inner thighs started to itch really bad and now have little bumps when i ended up scratching in my sleep. but now the skin is starting to peel off in little pieces and the skin under it is open like a sore but not really a sore. hard to explain. its just painful when the skin comes off until the air gets to it and dries it out. i have had this happen to me a couple times in the past, this is prob the third time, and one time it happened when i was still a virgin, now im thinking that my gf gave me something but i never noticed anything on her.....but i noticed it a day after having sex last week, just dont know where it came from, one day there is nothin there, the next day my scrotum is itching like a mother and if i scratch it, it pretty much peels the skin right off. not sure wtf this is. i have had alot of extra stress in the last week so that might have something to do with it but im really not sure. i dont want to tell my gf because she might think i have something or that i think she has something. i really dont know what to do. as i see there are no real solutions to this problem so i thought i would throw in what is happening to me to see if it helps anyone out. for now im putting goldbond on it, and using different topical cremes to see if anything works, some of them make it burn which really sucks too. hopefully someone knows what the hell this is. ? :-(

Hey guys, I have this problem too, but my doctor diagnosed mine as seborrheic dermatitis. It's not uncommon, but a really mild for causes dandruff on the scalp. There isn't really a cure, mine is on the head of my johnson. The only things that you can really do is: MILD moisturizers like Eucrin, use very little soap on the affected area and use a mild soap like Dove, steroid creams like cortisol can help, anti-fungals like ketoconozole can also be useful for short periods because it is believed to be caused by a type of yeast. I also found that coating the area with vasoline, although messy does help with irritation. It's usually worse in the winter time. Hang in there, you're not alone!

prob, redness and intense burning itching on the left side of scrotal area 4 yrs.I have the same problem. I too have tried all kinds of stuff. My doc. gave me a steroid cream. I turned the area almost white. Not good. So far nothing works. I work out, it could be a sweat problem or to many blankets at night. Cooler weather might help. Skin on skin; I am thinking of some sort of cotton padding to put on the inner part of my leg, this will keep the scrotum off and on the cotton. I asked my wife if she has any probs. She said no. Well every few days I go through the same stuff. Just wash the area no soap for a few days. The peeling skin should disappear.My last thought is any medication that you or i take could cause this mess.If I can stop one med. and do a different med. Maybe that would be the answer.

i had the same problem and docters were no help so i thought ffs im not having this and got a plastic knife and cut the red bit of day by day then i let skin regrow and i was fine thank f**k no more crappy nights in bed