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Can hydrocortisone 0%5 cream treat irrattion from smegma or something else?

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Possible but: you may have infection of fore skin ( balanitis ) then steroid cream is not the right one . See your Make sure you are not diabetic , diabetes some times present as fore skin infections .

Dr Feola agreed

Answered 7/4/2015

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