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Infection

by stranger69, Mar 23, 2009 01:20PM
I feel very itchy at my scrotum and continued on to the inner top of the thigh.Its almost 10 cms long on both of them.Due to sweat over there the skin has gone and it looks reddish there.As the new skin comes ,due to sweat it again peels off.And some times i feel very itchy.I don't know What to apply or how to cure this.And cant even go for a doctor.hope ...
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by Bhupinder Kaur, MD, Mar 24, 2009 08:32AM
To: stranger69
Hello,

Your symptoms are suggestive of Jock itch. Jock itch shows up in post-adolescent men and hormonal changes during puberty,lifestyle and heredity each play a role.Predisposing fungal disease like tines cruris may also aggravate it.

Wash your groin daily and then dry thoroughly by pat drying,not rubbing. A hairdryer is useful if you have hairy groins.The damp groin is an ideal site for fungi to multiply.Also wear cotton underwears and change them twice a day. and do not share other people’s towels.Application of local antifungal cream(terbinafine, clotrimazole, econazole, ketoconazole, miconazole) and oral antifungal drugs are the mainstay of treatment.

If still the symptoms persist then pls get it evaluated from dermatologist.Eczema and intertrigo have to be ruled out.

Hope it helps .Take care and pls do keep us posted in case you have any additional queries.Kind regards.


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