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Can Lotrimin Clear Up All Types Of Rashes?
I practice hot yoga 3 or 4 times a week and just recently broke out with a rash. Small red raised bumps two look circular but no ring around and don't really resemble a ringworm. So I try topical like cortisone and neosporane. After a couple of days my boss suggested I try lotrimin and right away the rash is dissapearing and is not raised. The rash was on my chest and shoulder and one on my back. My question can lotrimin clear up other types of rashes or am I to assume it was in fact a ringworm, since the treatment is working.
Mon, 13 Oct 2014
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Fungal infection can begin as small bumps which may later spread on to the surrounding skin. Ring formation is a later feature and may not be obvious when the infection is just starting and limited to a small area. Itching is a feature of fungal infection.
Lotrimin is an antifungal, clotrimazole 1% cream and it would be useful for superficial fungal infections. It won't be effective for rashes of other etiology.
Since your rash seems to have responded to topical clotrimazole 1% cream, therefore most likely it was a fungal infection.
You must continue it for the required duration i.e 2-4 weeks for a complete cure, so that there is no relapse due to inadequate treatment.
Regards
Fungal infection can begin as small bumps which may later spread on to the surrounding skin. Ring formation is a later feature and may not be obvious when the infection is just starting and limited to a small area. Itching is a feature of fungal infection.
Lotrimin is an antifungal, clotrimazole 1% cream and it would be useful for superficial fungal infections. It won't be effective for rashes of other etiology.
Since your rash seems to have responded to topical clotrimazole 1% cream, therefore most likely it was a fungal infection.
You must continue it for the required duration i.e 2-4 weeks for a complete cure, so that there is no relapse due to inadequate treatment.
Regards
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