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Persisting Darkness In Crotch Area Post Treatment Of Erythrasma. Normal?

I had erythrasma over half a year ago, and I was too embarrassed to have a doctor check my crotch area, so I bought some medications (fusidic acid, miconazole, erythromicin, clarithromicin) and was able to stop the infection. The skin stopped itching, and the discoloration stopped spreading, but it s been months now and the skin in the affected area is still very dark. Is this normal? How soon can I expect my skin to return it its normal color? Is there something I can do to help speed it up? I d greatly appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
Groin area is quite prone for fungal infections, intertrigo ,erythrasma. Sometimes seborrheic dermatitis, inverse psoriasis, pityriasis versicolor may also mimic such infections in groin.
Erythrasma or fungal infections usually heal in two to three weeks with adequate medication. The medications that you took were good enough to treat erythrasma.
I would like you to consult a dermatologist, to rule out three possibilities
1)if there is a persisting infection fungal or erythrasma
2) if it is some other disease that you misdiagnosed as erythrasma
3) if the lesion actually healed and its only the pigmentation that is persisting.

If its only the pigmentation that is persisting, keeping the area dry and application of pigmentation reducing agents like Kojic acid, hydroquinone would help.
Hope that answers your query. Take care.
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Persisting Darkness In Crotch Area Post Treatment Of Erythrasma. Normal?

Hi, Groin area is quite prone for fungal infections, intertrigo ,erythrasma. Sometimes seborrheic dermatitis, inverse psoriasis, pityriasis versicolor may also mimic such infections in groin. Erythrasma or fungal infections usually heal in two to three weeks with adequate medication. The medications that you took were good enough to treat erythrasma. I would like you to consult a dermatologist, to rule out three possibilities 1)if there is a persisting infection fungal or erythrasma 2) if it is some other disease that you misdiagnosed as erythrasma 3) if the lesion actually healed and its only the pigmentation that is persisting. If its only the pigmentation that is persisting, keeping the area dry and application of pigmentation reducing agents like Kojic acid, hydroquinone would help. Hope that answers your query. Take care.