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What Does A Red Rash Around Belly Button Indicate?
I have a reddish mark on my trunk a few inches to the left of my belly button. It started as 1 tiny blister which I thought I got from being in the sun. but then there were 2. it now appears flat and dry about an inch but never goes away. I ve had it over a year. went to 3 dermatologist. tried a shot of cortisone, Neosporin, steroid ointment, ringworm cream. It doesn t itch or burn, it just doesn t go away. It is only in that 1 spot. it has a faint brown border.
Thu, 19 Mar 2015
Hi
The rash you have might be a lesion of fungal infection.
Such lesions are red and dry looking and tend to appear oval or circular.
Topical steroid application might increase the infection,to avoid applying it.
Apply a topical antifungal cream like clotrimazole over the affected area twice daily.
Take some oral antihistamines like levocetrizine once daily at night to relieve the itching.
Dr geetika Paul
The rash you have might be a lesion of fungal infection.
Such lesions are red and dry looking and tend to appear oval or circular.
Topical steroid application might increase the infection,to avoid applying it.
Apply a topical antifungal cream like clotrimazole over the affected area twice daily.
Take some oral antihistamines like levocetrizine once daily at night to relieve the itching.
Dr geetika Paul
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