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Suggest Remedy For Itchy Lumps Along Jaw Line And Around Neck With No Help From Antihistamines

i have these lumps along my left side jaw line and round my neck in like a circular patern and are really itcy at night, one doctor says it may have been swollen glands so i tried a 7 day coarse of antihistimines but nothing changed, worse if anything.
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Hi,
From history it seems that you might be having tinea infection, a fungal infection.
Apply anti-fungal cream or lotion on affected part.
Take antihistamine like Cetrizine for itching.
If require go for one oral anti-fungal medicine course.
Ok and take care.
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Suggest Remedy For Itchy Lumps Along Jaw Line And Around Neck With No Help From Antihistamines

Hi, From history it seems that you might be having tinea infection, a fungal infection. Apply anti-fungal cream or lotion on affected part. Take antihistamine like Cetrizine for itching. If require go for one oral anti-fungal medicine course. Ok and take care.