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Thank you for the question.
It is difficult to determine the cause of your rashes from your description of the rash. There are other possible causes of the rash apart from a fungal infection such as eczema, contact dermatitis and even infection. It is best for you to see your doctor or dermatologist for a proper assessment and management.
Actually, the basis of your question ie that epi-LASIK patients tend to have residual degree as compared to LASIK patients is not necessarily true. For example, in this Cochrane Database Review meta-analysis comparing LASIK with PRK (which is the same as epi-LASIK) https://www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pubmed/23440799, the authors concluded that 'The two techniques appear to give similar outcomes one year after surgery.
Epididymitis or inflammation of the epididymis is commonly painful, especially in acute epididymitis. Painless epididymitis is most commonly caused by tuberculosis of the epididymis. Painless epididymitis is usually a type of chronic epididymitis and if there is suspicion of this condition, we would have to rule out tuberculosis of the urinary tract, also known as GUTB (genitourinary tuberculosis). Untreated GUTB can have serious repercussions eg stritures or narrowing of the ureters and potential damage to the kidneys.
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