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How Can Groin Area Dryness With Sensitive Skin And Itching Be Treated?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... below my penile side my both sides of skin becomes dry and become very senstive i apply itch card the itching cream but it is not working its become very senstive and my skin colour change into red and black kindly tell me what is the problem
Fri, 16 Jan 2015
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Most likely it is a fungal infection; fungal infections are common at sites such as groin folds because the fungus gets a chance to proliferate in the moist, humid conditions that prevail in the folds, specially in hot and humid weather conditions like tropical countries.
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to use a topical cream containing antifungals like either Sertaconazole Or Luliconazole Or Bifonazole, twice daily for 4-6 weeks.
I normally also ask my patients to take an oral antifungal because the condition may not respond adequately to just topical antifungal creams. Oral antifungals like Fluconazole, Itraconazole are faster acting and therefore rapidly effective in this condition.
An OTC oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily will provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist for a confirmatory diagnosis as well as appropriate prescription.
Regards
Most likely it is a fungal infection; fungal infections are common at sites such as groin folds because the fungus gets a chance to proliferate in the moist, humid conditions that prevail in the folds, specially in hot and humid weather conditions like tropical countries.
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to use a topical cream containing antifungals like either Sertaconazole Or Luliconazole Or Bifonazole, twice daily for 4-6 weeks.
I normally also ask my patients to take an oral antifungal because the condition may not respond adequately to just topical antifungal creams. Oral antifungals like Fluconazole, Itraconazole are faster acting and therefore rapidly effective in this condition.
An OTC oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily will provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
I would suggest that you visit a dermatologist for a confirmatory diagnosis as well as appropriate prescription.
Regards
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thanks for contacting HCM,
you are suffering from tinea cruris. Tinea cruris is a fungal skin infection of the groin. Typically, the groin becomes itchy and irritable, mainly in the crease between the top of the leg and the genitals. It is more common in men, and the scrotum may also be itchy.
take tab terbinafine 250 mg once daily for 14 days. apply sertaconazole cream twice daily. tak tab levocetrizine 5 mg once daily. continue treatment for 2 week.
regards
you are suffering from tinea cruris. Tinea cruris is a fungal skin infection of the groin. Typically, the groin becomes itchy and irritable, mainly in the crease between the top of the leg and the genitals. It is more common in men, and the scrotum may also be itchy.
take tab terbinafine 250 mg once daily for 14 days. apply sertaconazole cream twice daily. tak tab levocetrizine 5 mg once daily. continue treatment for 2 week.
regards
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