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Is Raw Patches Due To Sweating Or Fungus?
Hi yes, my boyfriend has been having a problem due to the hot weather and sweating a lot the crack of his behind has been chaffing, it seems to be getting worse and now the skin is peeling so there is raw patches of skin and there is a foul odor. I am now worried that it is more than just from sweating and it could be a fungus or something.
Fri, 9 Jan 2015
If there is foul odour and raw skin it could be a fungal infection. After taking a shower ask him to pat that area dry with a dry towel and dust it with a clotrimazole containing talcum powder. Also underwear that he wears should be loose and airy(nothing synthetic) .
Keeping the area dry would hasten his healing. Also he can have a one time dosage of fluconazole 400 m.g(you just have one tablet thats) if he does not feel adequate relief.
Thank you for your query.
Keeping the area dry would hasten his healing. Also he can have a one time dosage of fluconazole 400 m.g(you just have one tablet thats) if he does not feel adequate relief.
Thank you for your query.
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