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Itching in the groin area
Irritation and itching in the right ground area , darkening of the skin ,small red bumps, whitish rashes .
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It looks like a fugal infection affecting your groin area.....
Take care for cleanliness, use antifungal powder regularly. eg mycoderm talcum
Now take tan Fluconazole 150 1 tab daily for 5days , then 200mg weekly ×6tabs
Cloben G ointment twice a day for few days only.
If lit of itching, then add tab Atarax 10mg twice daily for few days till symptoms regress.
After getting wel, use coconut oil regularly to be applied to the affected area twice a day, and massage it in groin area. Pigmentation wl also go, but slowly.
Stay Clean, healthy, n happy
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Dr. Asad Raza
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello
sounds like Tinea Cruris.
Symptoms â itch, burn, erythema, scales, hair loss (alopecia),
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Diagnosis â Usually by Inspection only. Rarely: KOH microscopy, Wood Lamp exam, Culture or Biopsy
Health Tips
⢠Meds: griseofulvin 500-1000mg QD, itraconazole 100mg QD, terbinafine 250mg QD, tolnaftate topical, Fluconazole 200mg day 1, then 100mg QD Antifungal choices include terbinafine, miconazole, clotrimazole, ketoconazole, econazole, naftifine, and (uncommonly) ciclopirox applied bid for 10 to 14 days. Itraconazole 200 mg po once/day or terbinafine 250 mg po once/day for 3 to 6 wk may be needed in patients who have refractory, inflammatory, or widespread infections. Asad Raza, MD | arMD.in Medical Centres
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