Suggest Treatment For Ringworm Infection In The Groin Area

Posted on Mon, 20 Mar 2017

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Mon, 20 Mar 2017 Answered on

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Question : Hi,
having ringworm appeared near my private part.
few people recommending ointment as Zole-F , Valbet, Livafin or Cloben-G
which one is more effective?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
All medicines except livafin contain steroid & need to be avoided

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
All the medicines that you have mentioned except livafin cream contain steroid and antifungal combination.
Steroid won't let the infection cure permanently.
It will only cause temporary relief.
Avoid cloben G cream, valbet cream and zole F cream.
Livafin cream contains antifungal but that is usually recommended for nail fungal infection.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply either sertaconazole cream or luliconazole cream on the affected areas twice daily.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng