Dear doctor,
I have experienced redness and burning around my anus for over two months. It is the entire area going out around 3 inches and up towards my scrotum On 6/26 my PCP looked at it, didn't really know what it was, and prescribed clotrimazole bethameth cream. On 7/2, I happen to have an appointment with my dermatologist on another matter, and I asked her to look at it. She said what my PCP prescribed was too strong and she prescribed econozole, desonide, zinc ox. She thought it was contact dermatitis. No improvement at all, and two weeks ago she precribed cloderm.
I had a follow up yesterday, and no relief. She took a culture, and it came back as a yeast infection, and now she prescribed Oxistat 1% lotion. What a ride.
So here are my questions:
1.For a yeast infection, would you prescribe oxistat? If not, what?
2.If oxistat is the right medicine, when can i expect relief? This has been going on too long!
3. How did I get a yeast infection?
4. About 1 week ago I started to notice sone red bumps, like pimples between my upper thighs and scrotum. Is this related?
Your help would be appreciated
Thank you