# What is this? Help please!!

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/what-is-this-help-please/752040>\
**Category:** Men's health\
**Tags:** Penis disorders\
**Created:** [24 December 2020 17:32 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/what-is-this-help-please/752040 "2020-12-24T17:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1348153](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1348153](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1348153)\
**Post date:** [24 December 2020 17:32 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/what-is-this-help-please/752040/1 "2020-12-24T17:32:44Z")

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please help

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1332784](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1332784](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1332784)\
**Post date:** [24 December 2020 19:10 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/what-is-this-help-please/752040/2 "2020-12-24T19:10:05Z")

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how did it happen?  
if after masturbation, then its a friction burn

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1348153](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1348153](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1348153)\
**Post date:** [24 December 2020 20:56 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/what-is-this-help-please/752040/3 "2020-12-24T20:56:24Z")

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small red dots, eventually turned into this rash. ive put canesten on it and it goes down somedays but other times it flares back up.

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1138679](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4af34b/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1138679](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1138679)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2020 08:20 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/what-is-this-help-please/752040/4 "2020-12-26T08:20:17Z")

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Were you sexually active immediately prior to this showing up?  
How long has it looked like this, or first time it looked like this?  
I would describe this as a severe skin reaction - it is most likely you will need to get medical help to sort this - contact your own doctor. there are also STI / Sexual Health / GUM Clinics you could go to …