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Seborrhoeic eczema

Written by James at 01 Sep 2005 03:22:21:

Hi,

I’m a 29 year old bloke from the UK who has suffered for several years from what a dermatologist says is seborrhoeic eczema. This condition has become increasingly uncomfortable over the last 18 months, with the glans and foreskin nearly always red, tight and inflammed, resembling sunburn. He suggested various steroid creams and if these failed to improve the condition, as a last resort - circumcision. I’m now using Locoid cream but although the inflammation eases considerably this is only so long as I avoid sexual activity. Any friction (even a few minutes) between the foreskin and glans causes the whole area to become much more tight and uncomfortable, the redness subsiding later but leaving the whole area sore, as if I’d been at it for days on end (I wish). Also, I use these creams for no more than 1-2 weeks, followed by a week without (to prevent all the usual side-effects), but no sooner have I stopped using them the condition flares up as bad as ever.

Although there are numerous accounts of the benefits circumcision has brought to those with balanitis, phimosis, frenulum breve etc., I haven’t seen anything yet where circumcision has been done to cure seborrhoeic eczema of the glans/foreskin. Grateful to hear from anyone who has suffered similarly and found this to be an effective solution?


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