skin marks

[monica1205]

hi...im a 15 year old female...and i sware i shower every day LOL...but i get these nasty brown marks in my inner thighs and armpits..i googled it and it said all the comments like overweight people and it could be pre diabetes or something but i may think im fat but i am not overweight lol, im only 106 pounds and 5 foot 1 inch...soooo lol yea but i tried scrubbing the areas but it wont work..i also have nasty smell in the genital too..ive tried femininen wash but it wont take it away...this is sooo embarrasing and i thought i could ask the internet before getting to a doctor and embarrassing myself..lol please help i am a hygenic teenager hahaha....thanks

[monica1205]

hi  
  Thank you soooo much i will get in with a dermotoligist and get examed for all of it....and keep you posted:)

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From your symptoms one possibility is of erythrasma skin. It is true that groins are effected but the typical appearance is 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. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.