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Itching problem
Hello Doctor, I wanted to ask about a private skin issue. I have itching in my groin and pubic area, where there is also hair. Sometimes the itching becomes worse after I use soap there. Could you please advise what I should use and whether I should avoid soap in that area? Also, is it safe to shave the pubic hair, or would that make the itching worse? I've also noticed a small pimple/lump near the buttock crease/opening area, which sometimes causes discomfort when I sit.
Could you please advise what this might be and what I should do about it? I feel a little embarrassed discussing these things with my parents, so I wanted to ask you directly. Thank you, Doctor.
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Keep the area clean and dry. Take tab cetrizine 5mg one morning and one evening.
Apply mycoderm dusting powder, 2 times daily.
Tab ketoconazole 200mg one daily for 7 days
Get blood sugar done and share results.
For the pimple at the gluteal region, do hot Seitz bath daily it should settle in 4 to 5 days, otherwise consult a gen surgeon.
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HYGIENE TO MAINTAIN. SAFE HAIR GIVES YOU GREAT RELIEF.
BETNOVATE C WITH CALADRYL LOTION IN 1:3 RATIO APPLY LOCALLY PROPERLY KEEP THE PART DRY.
TAB CETRIZINE 10MG ONE AT NIGHT.
U CAN CONSULT SUPERSPECIALIST LIKE DERMATOLOGIST
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I may be fungal infection
So pls clean the area
Clean it with leukwarn water
Use cotrimazole cream
And if it's is excess then take tablet fluconazole 1 weekly for 2 wks
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Must be fungal infectiondue to moisture in the groin.remove hair in the area and keep area clean and dry and wear clean cotton inner wear.Apply clotrimazole anti fungal cream 3 times a day.
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The lump near the crease must be a perianal abscess or a pilonidal sinus
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See a surgeon and confirm diagnosis or apply antibiotic cream or warm compress
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kindly do connect and consult with me for better treatment plan and advice on your case via PRACTO app
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Avoid fried and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables more
Fiber meal
Walk
Do connect and consult
Will help you
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Nothing embarrassing here - this is everyday stuff in my OPD. Itching in the groin and pubic area that worsens with soap is most often tinea cruris (fungal ring infection) or a soap/sweat irritant dermatitis. Harsh soaps and antiseptic washes strip the skin and make it burn more, so use plain lukewarm water or a mild syndet cleanser, dry the folds properly, and wear loose cotton innerwear. Shaving is safe but do not dry-shave - trimming is safer, since razor nicks cause folliculitis. The small painful lump at the buttock crease is likely an infected hair follicle or early pilonidal boil.
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Stop the soap in that area, keep it dry, and get examined so the right antifungal cream and duration is chosen - most people stop too early and it relapses. Do not use steroid-containing combination creams sold over the counter; they make fungus far worse. If the buttock lump becomes swollen, red, oozing pus or you get fever, it needs a doctor the same day for drainage. Book a consult with me on Practo and we can sort this out privately.
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May be fungal infection !!! You Should contact to any doctor for cure
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