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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Red Pimples In The Groin Area
Posted on
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
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Wed, 15 Jul 2015
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Question : Hello Doctor,
I have red pimples growing on my Beltline and a bit lower reaching to the top of my pubic hair, they itch, then deflate and become brownish purpulish blemishes that leave a mark, they don't seem to stop happening.
I have red pimples growing on my Beltline and a bit lower reaching to the top of my pubic hair, they itch, then deflate and become brownish purpulish blemishes that leave a mark, they don't seem to stop happening.
Brief Answer:
Possibility of Scabies
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I have gone through your query and I have also reviewed the Image.
-Does it itch more at night?
-Is anyone else in family affected similarly?
I will keep a possibility of Scabies and would like to treat you empirically for it.
A single whole body application of 1% Gamma Benzene Hexachloride lotion (Lindane) Or 5% Permethrin cream/lotion, applied from neck downwards, kept overnight for 8 hours and followed by a bath next day.
An OTC oral antihistamine e.g Cetrizine 10 mg once daily will provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
Regards
Possibility of Scabies
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I have gone through your query and I have also reviewed the Image.
-Does it itch more at night?
-Is anyone else in family affected similarly?
I will keep a possibility of Scabies and would like to treat you empirically for it.
A single whole body application of 1% Gamma Benzene Hexachloride lotion (Lindane) Or 5% Permethrin cream/lotion, applied from neck downwards, kept overnight for 8 hours and followed by a bath next day.
An OTC oral antihistamine e.g Cetrizine 10 mg once daily will provide you symptomatic relief from itching.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Does it itch more at night:
I never really noticed, if it itches at night more, but what I'm 100% sure about is that I first started having an itch in other places like buttocks, balls, and then gradually it went up to the beltline. Now I have alot of these small spots all around my beltline and new ones are emerging.
Can it be anything other than scabies, and is there anything I can use to remove the spots left over by scabies?
I never really noticed, if it itches at night more, but what I'm 100% sure about is that I first started having an itch in other places like buttocks, balls, and then gradually it went up to the beltline. Now I have alot of these small spots all around my beltline and new ones are emerging.
Can it be anything other than scabies, and is there anything I can use to remove the spots left over by scabies?
Brief Answer:
Treat for scabies
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
The distribution is very suggestive of scabies.
Therefore I suggest you to treat for scabies as advised in my earlier reply.
Don't worry about the spots. The spots will fade with time provided new ones stop coming.
Regards
Treat for scabies
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
The distribution is very suggestive of scabies.
Therefore I suggest you to treat for scabies as advised in my earlier reply.
Don't worry about the spots. The spots will fade with time provided new ones stop coming.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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