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What Does A Red Rash Around Groin Area Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 2 Oct 2014

Question: I have a large red rash that developed a day ago. It is around my groin and thigh area, more pronounced on the left side. Now I also see mild rash developing on my wrists and around my armpits. What could be the cause? I have atrial fibrillation, had an ablation procedure, and started taking two drugs to control the rate post procedure. The drugs are diltiazem and verapamil. I want to rule out a drug allergy as well.

Answered by Dr. Hardik Pitroda (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Pictures and history requested

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for posting on HCM.
I can understand your concern regarding the skin lesion.
From your description it seems you have either some allergic skin reaction(Urticaria/Hives) or some fungal skin infection( Tinea) but its difficult to point specific diagnosis in absence of clinical examination.
Therefore, I insist you to post good clinical pictures with history and description of associated symptoms along with the rash, so that I can help you in a better way.
You can mail pictures to YYYY@YYYY
with subject titled ' ATTN Dr Hardik Pitroda'.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda

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