I have just been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and I would just like to find out whether there are people out there who share my symptoms. I have had scrotal itching for at least 2 years prior to diagnosis. It started off with a small itchy patches which then worsened over the two-year period to full-blown scrotal itching with involvement of the perianal region and inner thighs. Scratching the area makes the itch worse. Scratching sessions usually end up with extreme scrotal oozing and stinging pain. The ooze will form a layer of dead skin, which will flake off over the next few days, revealing a reddish-grey, loose, and leathery scrotum. The scrotum will start itching again, and the cycle repeats. 

I have undergone 3 infusions of ABVD chemotherapy and the scrotal itching had not improved. I hope my scrotal itching is caused by the cancer. At least then there's a foreseeable end to the suffering. I never had eczema in the region. And I've been tested negative for STDs whilst also being a virgin. How many of you have had scrotal itching due to Hodgkin's Lymphoma?