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Dermatology (Expert Forum)
Big red rash on inner thigh
Answered by
Alan Rockoff, MD - dermatology, Child Skin Problems
The Rockoff Dermatology Center
Brookline - MA
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Big red rash on inner thigh
by woahthere, Sep 10, 2006 12:00AM
For about six weeks I've had a rash on my inner thigh spreading from the crease of my groin (see pic)
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/1848/redwd6.jpg
It feels quite normal and doesn't itch.
I am overweight and do sweat quite a bit in that area so I am trying as much as I can to wear loose clothes and give it as much air as possible but its not going away.
An ideas?
http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/1848/redwd6.jpg
It feels quite normal and doesn't itch.
I am overweight and do sweat quite a bit in that area so I am trying as much as I can to wear loose clothes and give it as much air as possible but its not going away.
An ideas?
Doctor's Answer
by Alan Rockoff, MD, Sep 10, 2006 12:00AM
, Sep 10, 2006 12:00AM
It looks like tinea cruris ("jock itch"-- a fungus infection.) I suggest you pick up some over-the-counter 1% clotrimazole cream and apply it twice a day. If that doesn't clear you up in 2 weeks, show the rash to your doctor.
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
Best.
Dr. Rockoff
