Suggest Remedies For Fungal Infection In The Groin

Posted on Sat, 28 Jan 2017

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Sat, 28 Jan 2017 Answered on

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Question : hello Doctor,

I am allergic to sea food and probably foods like yeast. I normally develop fungal infection in the groin area, and probably due to the sea food which I ate recently I developed groin infection since now almost 3 weeks. I tried using clotrizamole and Calamine lotion. However the infection is still acute. it is spreading around the area.

is there any medicine I need to take orally? Request your advice.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You need to take some antiallergic like cetirizine

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

You could have allergy to seafood. This allergy could exacerbate a preexisting fungal infection. As such, clotrimazole is effective in fungal infections. But in the present situation you should take some antiallergic like cetirizine once daily. Montair LC (monteleukast + levocetirizine) is more effective but is a prescription medicine.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (3 days later)

thanks Doctor. it is working, within first day my itching reduced. How long should I take cetrizine?

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
1-2 more days

Detailed Answer:
If itching has reduced, take it for one or two more days and then stop taking cetirizine.

Regards

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