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Burning Sensation Around Labia. Applied Miconozole Cream. Is It A Yeast Infection?

I thought I was developing a yeast infection , and purchased miconozole 3. It came with a cream 2% to use externally. I put some miconozole cream I had for a rash that was .25% externally because it was burning around the labia and the clitoris. I applied the cream using toilet paper and rubbed it in good all around my clitoris, when I pulled the tissue away it had a good amt of blood on it. Could this be due to a yeast infection? Or a UTI? How soon should I wait to see a Dr?
Fri, 22 Nov 2013
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Hi

Thanks for your query


You seem to be having Candidiasis of the groin region.

First some general precautions:
Wear cotton clothes and undergarments in order to reduce the sweating.
Do not apply any kind of oils / moisturizing lotion over the affected area .
Just give warm saline compresses over the affected area twice a day and then apply an antifungal cream.
Something like clotrimazole cream helps in most cases.
Also , you will need to take oral antifungals 2 weeks.
Do not rub the affected area as it can cause bleeding.

In case of severe itching, take some antihistamine once a day .
If inspite of the above measures, the lesions continue to persist or increase , then you might have to see a dermatologist for proper assessment and management .

Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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Burning Sensation Around Labia. Applied Miconozole Cream. Is It A Yeast Infection?

Hi Thanks for your query You seem to be having Candidiasis of the groin region. First some general precautions: Wear cotton clothes and undergarments in order to reduce the sweating. Do not apply any kind of oils / moisturizing lotion over the affected area . Just give warm saline compresses over the affected area twice a day and then apply an antifungal cream. Something like clotrimazole cream helps in most cases. Also , you will need to take oral antifungals 2 weeks. Do not rub the affected area as it can cause bleeding. In case of severe itching, take some antihistamine once a day . If inspite of the above measures, the lesions continue to persist or increase , then you might have to see a dermatologist for proper assessment and management . Hope it helps Dr Geetika Paul