Have Skin Itching Near Forehand And Results Into Rashes. Looks Red. Cure?

Posted on Mon, 14 Oct 2013

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Mon, 14 Oct 2013 Answered on

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Question : I have Skin itching near forehand & results into rashes which are circular & flat.
Firstly I thought i was due to insects but the itching is continues.
the rashes are bit red.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
tinea corporis

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
Probably you are suffering from a fungal infection called as tinea corporis.
Your description matches with it.
Can you please upload a photograph of the lesions.
This will help me in giving a closer diagnosis.
Waiting for your response
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar