help please

im latina an have brown armpits wat do i do to get rid of it

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Brown armpits can be due to hyperpigmentation skin or due to erythrasma. It is characterized by well-demarcated, brown-red macular patches. The skin has a wrinkled appearance with fine scales.

It has to be differentiated from contact dermatitis, psoriasis, sweat dermatitis and fungal infections which may mimic it. Wood lamp examination and gram staining are the tests for its diagnosis.

So nothing can be confirmed without examination. I suggest you to get an evaluation done from a dermatologist.

I hope it helps. Take care and regards.