A rash on the buttocks/groin can be tinea cruris (jock itch), which can extend to the buttocks. But itching on the head of the penis (glans) is not necessarily the same condition. It can be balanitis from yeast, irritation from soap or condoms, eczema/psoriasis, or sometimes an STI. Recurrent penile inflammation may need STI testing and a blood-glucose test for diabetes.
What you can do now
- Keep the groin, buttocks, and under the foreskin dry. Wear loose cotton underwear and change after sweating.
- Do not share towels. Wash underwear/towels regularly. Check for athlete's foot or fungal nails too, since these can reinfect the groin.
- For a typical scaly, ring-like rash on external buttock/groin skin, an over-the-counter antifungal cream such as clotrimazole or terbinafine may help. Use it only as labeled and continue for the full course. Ringworm skin treatment commonly takes 2 to 4 weeks. CDC ringworm treatment
- Do not use steroid-only creams or mixed “antifungal + steroid” creams without medical advice. Steroids can mask and worsen fungal infections. CDC advice on steroids
- Avoid applying strong antifungal, steroid, antiseptic, or perfumed products inside the foreskin or urethral opening without an examination.
Please arrange an in-person visit with a dermatologist, sexual-health clinic, or primary-care clinician soon, because this is chronic and involves the penis. They can examine it and, if needed, do a skin scraping for fungus, swab, STI testing, and diabetes screening. Tinea cruris often involves the inner thighs/buttocks but typically spares the scrotum, and topical antifungals are usual first treatment. Textbook of Family Medicine, 9e, p. 940.
Seek urgent care if you have penile swelling, pus/discharge, painful urination, ulcers/blisters, fever, inability to pull the foreskin back into its normal position, or rapidly spreading painful rash.
If you reply with whether the penile itching is on the glans, foreskin, shaft, or urethral opening, and whether there is redness, scaling, discharge, sores, or recent sexual exposure, I can help you understand the likely possibilities.