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What Causes Recurrent Soreness In Groin Area?
Posted on
Tue, 23 Dec 2014
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Tue, 23 Dec 2014
Answered on
Mon, 19 Jan 2015
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Question : Read sore area in the groin, on both sides, comming and going for years. generally moist in the area With bad oder..Seems like there are XXXXXXX "empty" areas under the scin, grooves simulare to stretchmarks..Treated With cortizon it disapeirs/diminishes for a while but comes back..?
Brief Answer:
Kindly provide pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same.
I would like to have a look at the exact skin condition.
Please click some close up pictures of the affected area and upload them here on this page .
I am sure I will be able to help you better once you provide me the pictures.
Dr Geetika Paul
Kindly provide pictures
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same.
I would like to have a look at the exact skin condition.
Please click some close up pictures of the affected area and upload them here on this page .
I am sure I will be able to help you better once you provide me the pictures.
Dr Geetika Paul
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The area is treated With cortizon past days and is currently not active..Picture now would show no features
Brief Answer:
Signs of a fungal infection candida
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Maceration of skin in the groin with moist reddish areas oozing out fluid and whitish discharge along with bad odour from the area could all be suggestive of a fungal infection in the skin folds called candida . Now topical steroid creams like cortizone tends to suppress the infection temporarily,thereby giving an appearance of healing the infection .
But in reality ,the infection is just hidden from view and it tends to come up again in a more severe form once the cortisone cream is stopped .
So you should completely avoid application of cortisone.
Start applying an antifungal cream like Canestan cream over the affected areas twice daily. Use it regularly for atleast two weeks .
Do not apply any other cream or oil over the affected area.
Wear cotton undergarments so as to decrease sweating and prevent further infection.
Use clotrimazole dusting powder over the groin folds two to three times daily so as to decrease moisture and infection .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
Signs of a fungal infection candida
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Maceration of skin in the groin with moist reddish areas oozing out fluid and whitish discharge along with bad odour from the area could all be suggestive of a fungal infection in the skin folds called candida . Now topical steroid creams like cortizone tends to suppress the infection temporarily,thereby giving an appearance of healing the infection .
But in reality ,the infection is just hidden from view and it tends to come up again in a more severe form once the cortisone cream is stopped .
So you should completely avoid application of cortisone.
Start applying an antifungal cream like Canestan cream over the affected areas twice daily. Use it regularly for atleast two weeks .
Do not apply any other cream or oil over the affected area.
Wear cotton undergarments so as to decrease sweating and prevent further infection.
Use clotrimazole dusting powder over the groin folds two to three times daily so as to decrease moisture and infection .
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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