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Itchy skin in the back and now on abdome
3days back,I got a reddy itchy patch on my back,slowly increasing and reaching the front area I.e abdomen and neck.slight red and patchy but itchy
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Dr. Jolly Shah Kapadia
Dermatologist
25 yrs exp
Mumbai
You must be having fungal infection.
Avoid steroid containing creams like Zole F etc.
application of steroid containing creams Betnovate etc just suppresses it on surface but it grows beneath the skin and spreads everywhere and also becomes more resistant
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