To not send a photo to the Dr?

If you are auto backing up your photos to a cloud service, then you can find your account suspended over indecent images. There was a spate of ridiculousness a while back around people having innocent pics of their kids naked in the bath etc and then losing their accounts (think it was OneDrive).

Yes they need to understand the local legislation but the UK is far from the only place where simple possession of intimate photos of a minor is illegal.

The scanning for illegal content of this type by mainstream mail providers and most commercial filtering systems (which the GP should have in place) will also identify this and can result in loss of accounts (independent of local geography rules).

If the territory permits the picture in the first place then the GP practice should have a direct upload facility with access restricted to the practitioner (because as pp says - admin staff who pick up most mail should not have to be dealing with intimate photos, especialy of minors).

My daughter had this. I treated for worms but a week later it was much worse. The dr initially said it was fungal and gave a cream, which made no difference. I believe it was strep A and your sons sounds similar (you can google what this looks like, be warned it’s graphic, plenty of people have uploaded photos of their anus to the internet). Dr prescribed antibiotics and it was getting better within 12 hours, and cured within 2 days. Never got the swab results but it must have been something bacterial.

I wouldn’t be happy sending a photo either OP.

You have to remember these emails have to get through the security in IT. There's a good chance it will be blocked.

Also the emails very often go to the admin staff not directly to the GP. one of our staff was quite traumatised by a photo of genitals sent in by a patient. We hadn't asked him to so it was a shock.

I have seen all parts of the human body in real life as. GP but photos should not be sent. It's not appropriate.

If the GP has time to look at a photo and phone the parent back then they have time to see them. It really doesn't take much longer (grumpy retired GP here!)

Haven't read all posts. I deal with econsults and I would never ask for an intimate photo of a child (or adult for that matter). That's a see it in person situation with the parent present as chaperone.

Our cat definitely had worms and you couldn't see anything in her droppings or under her tail. She perked up and got better once we wormed her.

I'd stop the sudacream and concentrate on keeping the area clean and dry. My children once got nappy rash and then got a fungal infection on top of that. The doctor prescribed oral antifungal medication and I soemthing or other to put on the actual rash. Plenty of "airing" was recommended.

Email is not secure. So it is not 'completely confidential'.

The actual privacy part wouldn’t worry me.

You can get photo of a child’s anus on google easily.

But I don’t think this sort of thing can be diagnosed over a photo.

If you are uncomfortable then don’t send it.
Put some sudocrem on it for now and try and get an appointment tomorrow.

I probably would send it but absolutely no judgement if you wouldn't!

Our doctors specifically requests you don't send digital images of genitals. Your GP surgery would have to have spectacularly robust security settings to feel confident about a data hack.

I don't see any problem replying and saying you don't feel comfortable and visually describing it.

Is it wet/dry/shiny/spotty/flakey/raised/lumpy/cracked/bleeding/oozing etc etc.

They might need an appointment in person but c'est la vie.

Late at night, keep bedroom dark, check child's anus by the light of a torch. If the itching is caused by worms, this is the most likely time to see them

A week is a long time,.
You can't always see worms. I'd get some treatment locally anyway and maybe also some antifungal cream.
Make sure only wears pure cotton pants too.
Ask a pharmacist about it, they should be able to advise too.

Don't send it. Try another cream or ointment, one specifically for itches, it might contain antihistamine,, and see how they goes. I use itch relief cream sometimes but have never had an itch around my anus that I can remember. My cousin did and she put some itch cream around there which worked.

If that doesn't work, insist a doctor sees him. Poor kid.

My DD had that when little once and it ended up being Strep! Which I didn’t know you could get on your butt! You need an in-person appointment.

That would probably be illegal in this country

I wouldn't do it for many, many reasons

Same op. Don't send it. Ask for an appointment and the Gp can see it then.

I'd treat for worms anyway, as they're difficult to spot.

Don't send a photo. Whoever has asked that hasn't thought it through properly.

I'd treat for worms anyway, as they're difficult to spot.

Don't send a photo. Whoever has asked that hasn't thought it through properly.

My baby was also allergic, with a similar result.

Sudocrem is vicious stuff if you are allergic or sensitive to the ingredients and can cause burning. I bought it and used it on my son and he has never been allergic to anything else before or since and the sudocrem made his skin very sore.

I wouldn't send a photo either.

Could you speak to a pharmacist?

My son had a bad rash and pain on his privates during lockdown. He was about 5 at the time and I was asked to send in a photo of the area on a secure system. I refused. I don't care how secure they say the system is, I'm not having images of his genitals sent anywhere! We all know systems fail and data breaches are common. We did end up getting a face to face appt in the end. Mind boggling. Def stick to your guns OP!

Crop the photo to show just the rash, no other features, if possible. Then send.

Not a chance would I take or send that photo, you absolutely do not want to rationalise photos of intimate areas to your child nor lose control of those images.

Dear god. The number of people who don't realize that photographing and emailing an image of a child's intimate parts is hugely problematic (legally, morally and from a safeguarding POV) is literally terrifying. Trust your own gut here OP - it was steering you entirely correctly.

Absolutely not!

As a parent is a clear safeguarding concern, has it just been asked via an automated reply or has someone asked you to send a photo of your child’s anus?

i’d be making a formal complaint either way as sending this photo could put you in a potential situation legally as would come under distribution of child sexual images.