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What Does Red Ring Near The Armpit Suggest?

Posted on Tue, 9 Jun 2015

Question: Hi there, Ive attached two pictures of a semi red ring near my armpit ive had for a while now... do I need to worry about this? Is it caused by deoderant?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Fungal infection; topical antifungal cream

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query and i have also reviewed the image.

I suggest a possibility of fungal infection/ tinea.

You may use an OTC topical antifungal e.g clotrimazole 1% cream Or miconazole nitrate 2% cream, twice daily for 2-4 weeks.

Regards

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