Itching

[fuji01]

I have been itching around my croch area and butt for a mounth and it seems to get worst, like if it was a case of atlets foot, the more you itch the better it feels.also some of my tattos have been raising up with little bumps that somtimes itch. and my hands sometimes itch like if it was athlets foot.

[fuji01]

Thanks Doc, I Thought the same,It might be scabies, I will do as you say and let you know..

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Since you have described the rash and the symptoms, it looks like a case of scabies. It is an infestation of the skin with the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. It is characterized by intense itching, usually at night and by small insect-type bites lesions on the skin. Diagnosis of scabies is made by scraping the skin and viewing the material under a microscope to see the characteristic mite or eggs.

My sincere advice would be to consult a dermatologist and get it ruled out.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.

[arnie_buko]

Hi,

I have had similar problems for the past 2 years,   My anal passage is red and itchy and so is between my cheeks.  My groin sometimes gets red and itchy.  I get pimples and big blackheads in my inner thighs and I also have silver streaks that look like stretch marks.

I was told by my GP that it was jock itch and that it was a yeast infection however all treatments for it do not seem to have mych of an impact other than temporary relief.  About 3 months ago I was diagnosed with psoraitic arthritis because some of my joints swelled up. I have never had problems with it before but I think my condition could be some unusual form of inward psoraisis.

psoraisis normally affects the outside of joints but occasionally affects the inside of crevases on the body.  I think this is what i have but i cannot be sure.  Thought you might consider it

[fuji01]

I do not beleive it to be jock itch cause of so symthems i have, thay are some little red bumps on my ball sack,also i have a red bump on the head of my penis (looks like a sore) and i have a rash that runs from my groine to the small of my back.Also i have some black heads (pimples) on the backs of my upper legs.The itching seems to get worst at night,I do have a rash on the side of my body and my stomect area.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The 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 underwear 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.
I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted in case you have any additional doubts. Kind regards.

[JDog19]

no kind of rash...? because I get the same thing, but it is an allergic reaction to peanuts...