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Treated With Urea Cream For Red, Rough Patches On Shin, Even Under Buttocks. What To Do ?

Hi, I have been treated with Urea cream for red, rouch patches on my shins, but it is not working. I also have rough, itchy skin right under my buttocks (I'm not fat; in fact I am in very good shape so it's not like I have a friction issue or skin folds). If I don't put aquaphor on the areas it feels uncomfortable. If I dont itch them they don't itch. If I do itch them they itch very much. I have been dealing with this for about two years. Sometimes the skin looks perfect and other times it's these rough red patches. I don't know what to do. Underneath my buttocks the skin now has a faint darker color (not really noticeable), but still strange. I am 29 y/o male. And I do not use any medications that I would have brought this about. The Urea cream seems to do nothing. What do you think I should do?
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.

You might be suffering from a fungal infection.

Another possibility is psoriasis,

This type of presentation is also seen in hypothyroidism.

Please get your thyroid levels tested.

A biopsy may be needed to differentiate this.

Please meet a dermatologist and discuss regarding this.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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Treated With Urea Cream For Red, Rough Patches On Shin, Even Under Buttocks. What To Do ?

Hello, Thanks for the query. You might be suffering from a fungal infection. Another possibility is psoriasis, This type of presentation is also seen in hypothyroidism. Please get your thyroid levels tested. A biopsy may be needed to differentiate this. Please meet a dermatologist and discuss regarding this. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you