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What Causes Red Marks In Pubic Area Resembling Scabies?
Question: I got these red marks in my pubic area i hbe had scabies before and it kind of looks like that its also itchy like scabies just when i had scabies before it didnt start of down in that area can i be told
What this looks like and how it can be treated
What this looks like and how it can be treated
Brief Answer:
Fungal Infection; oral + topical Antifungals
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query. I have looked at the picture.
I would keep a possibility of fungal infection/tinea cruris. Clinically fungal infection commonly presents as red rings with central clearing and peripheral spreading and scaly rim. Itching is present in fungal infection.
Sweating, heat and moisture make the environment favorable for fungal proliferation.
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked to use a topical antifungal like either clotrimazole cream OR sertaconazole OR luliconazole cream, twice daily, regularly for 4 weeks.
An oral antifungal e.g fluconazole once every week for 4-6 weeks OR Terbinafine 250 mg once daily for 2-4 weeks, is also advisable.
Please meet your doctor for prescription
An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10mg, once daily would help in symptomatic itch relief.
regards
Fungal Infection; oral + topical Antifungals
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic
I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query. I have looked at the picture.
I would keep a possibility of fungal infection/tinea cruris. Clinically fungal infection commonly presents as red rings with central clearing and peripheral spreading and scaly rim. Itching is present in fungal infection.
Sweating, heat and moisture make the environment favorable for fungal proliferation.
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked to use a topical antifungal like either clotrimazole cream OR sertaconazole OR luliconazole cream, twice daily, regularly for 4 weeks.
An oral antifungal e.g fluconazole once every week for 4-6 weeks OR Terbinafine 250 mg once daily for 2-4 weeks, is also advisable.
Please meet your doctor for prescription
An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10mg, once daily would help in symptomatic itch relief.
regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
This doesnt look like an STI or an STD just a fungal infection? And it can be treated with cream i should go see a doctor for a perscripion?
Brief Answer:
Need some more information
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
No, it does'nt look like an STD. It is definitely not Scabies. It looks like a fungal Infection.The only close differential that i could keep is 'Plaque Psoriasis', where there are dry, scaly, erythematous, itchy, well defined plaques mainly on extensor surfaces like the scalp/elbows/knee/legs/lower back etc but it can affect any area of the body.
I would like to clarify
-Do you have itchy plaques like these, anywhere else on your body?Like scalp, elbows/knee/legs/lower back etc?
-Any family history of psoriasis?
However, my first possibility is Fungal Infection. You can use an OTC topical antifungal cream e.g Clotrimazole cream, twice daily over there for 2-4 weeks
An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily in the evening would help you symptomatically with the itching.
regards
Need some more information
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
No, it does'nt look like an STD. It is definitely not Scabies. It looks like a fungal Infection.The only close differential that i could keep is 'Plaque Psoriasis', where there are dry, scaly, erythematous, itchy, well defined plaques mainly on extensor surfaces like the scalp/elbows/knee/legs/lower back etc but it can affect any area of the body.
I would like to clarify
-Do you have itchy plaques like these, anywhere else on your body?Like scalp, elbows/knee/legs/lower back etc?
-Any family history of psoriasis?
However, my first possibility is Fungal Infection. You can use an OTC topical antifungal cream e.g Clotrimazole cream, twice daily over there for 2-4 weeks
An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily in the evening would help you symptomatically with the itching.
regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No i dont have those anywhere else in the body and im not to sure if anyone else in
My famly has ever gotten that before.
My famly has ever gotten that before.
Brief Answer:
Fungal Infection
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the clarification
I would like to treat it as a fungal infection. Use an OTC topical antifungal cream e.g Clotrimazole cream, twice daily over there for 2-4 weeks along with an OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily.
regards
Fungal Infection
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for the clarification
I would like to treat it as a fungal infection. Use an OTC topical antifungal cream e.g Clotrimazole cream, twice daily over there for 2-4 weeks along with an OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily.
regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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