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What Is The Treatment For Rash Under Arm Which Is Burning And Itching?
I have a rash under my arm, it is like red welts, they burn and itch, i have had them for 3 weeks now and they are spreading. i have tried gold bond powder and a itch medicine that our dr. gave me for our son who had several bad spider bites. my arm pit kind of smells like yeast.
Tue, 11 Feb 2014
hello,
Your symptoms point towards these diagnosis :
1. tinea corporis characterized by itchy, red coin shaped large lesion over your body.
2. candidiasis (intertrigo) characterized by itchy red macerated lesion over body folds with some pus filled lesion also present.
3. erythrasma characterised by less itchy, red- brown smooth lesion over your body folds.
You should start with oral antifungal like fluconazole , antihistamine (levocetrizine, loratidine), and a cream containing antifungal ( azole like clotrimazole) and steroid (like betamethasone) to apply over the affected area. This treatment cover tinea, intertrigo and erythrasma.
However, I would suggest you to consult a dermatologist to start your treatment
Thanks
Dr Jyoti Gupta
Your symptoms point towards these diagnosis :
1. tinea corporis characterized by itchy, red coin shaped large lesion over your body.
2. candidiasis (intertrigo) characterized by itchy red macerated lesion over body folds with some pus filled lesion also present.
3. erythrasma characterised by less itchy, red- brown smooth lesion over your body folds.
You should start with oral antifungal like fluconazole , antihistamine (levocetrizine, loratidine), and a cream containing antifungal ( azole like clotrimazole) and steroid (like betamethasone) to apply over the affected area. This treatment cover tinea, intertrigo and erythrasma.
However, I would suggest you to consult a dermatologist to start your treatment
Thanks
Dr Jyoti Gupta
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