Suggest Treatment For Ring Like Infection On Hand

Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2014

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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 Answered on

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Question : Hi, i've ring like infection on my hand and it keeps getting bigger and itchy. Please advise on how i should be treating

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Tinea; Antifungals Detailed Answer: Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your concern and I have understood it. I would keep a possibility of Fungal infection/Tinea corporis. It looks as a well defined, scaly lesion/patch with raised red margins and central darkening and thickening of the skin/Lichenification (secondary to scratching). If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to apply a topical antifungal cream containing either Clotrimazole, Sertaconazole or Luliconazole twice daily for 2-4 weeks. An oral antifungal e.g fluconazole 150 mg once every week for 4 weeks is also advisable. An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10mg once daily would help you symptomatically in dealing with the itching. I hope this answers your query regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (10 hours later)

Hi. Thanks for the response. I've been applying betamethasone neomycin combo and seen very little improvement. I'll try the oral drug and other suggested combinatio. However i'm worried that if it will become a black scar. Could you please advisen

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (5 hours later)

Brief Answer: Antifungal therapy Detailed Answer: Hi. No, it will not leave behind scar. It might leave behind post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, but that would resolve with time, without any intervention. regards

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