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Brown Spots Appeared Under Armpit. Could It Be Cancer Or Fungus?

Posted on Thu, 21 Feb 2013

Question: What do brown spots under your armpit mean. They look like there spreading around my armpit? I went tanning yesterday does the spotting have to do with light exposure?? Or do i have some type of cancer or funges? Sometimes i would only have a small dot but it looks like it spread and theres more?

Answered by Dr. Sudarshan (1 hour later)

Hi,
Thanks for writing in.
Ive gone through the image.
The condition appears to be tinea corporis or a fungal infection.
Also I would like to know-
Is there any pain/itching over the area?
Is there any other site involved ?
Is it increasing in size?
can you upload theclose up photos of the area.
Better photos can help a lot in predicting the condition.
Upload the photographs and we can continue the discussion here.
Hope this helps.
I will be available for follow up.
Regards
Dr Sudarshan
MD dermatologist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sudarshan (11 hours later)

Yea it does itch. Is this a bad thing? What can I do?? It started at the bottom of my armpit than I checked yesterday and it was spreading all over my armpit

Answered by Dr. Sudarshan (12 hours later)

Hi again,
It is tinea corporis , a fungal infection .You need to apply lamisyl cream twice daily.Also you can take tab.Zyrtec twice daily.Use tea tree oil containing soap daily.The infection should clear by two-three weeks time.Keep the area clean and dry.
Hope this helps .
Regards .

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar