What Causes Red Circles On Inner Thighs?

Posted on Thu, 17 Sep 2015

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Thu, 17 Sep 2015 Answered on

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Question : I have red circles on both of my inner thighs. They occasionally itch. Any ideas?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Michelle Gibson (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
use a topical antifungal

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

They appear to be due to fungal infection.

Typically fungal infections of the skin cause circular lesions to occur. These are sometimes scaly but not necessarily so.

When fungal infections involve the skin (instead of nails and scalp) then topical medication can be used.

If there is no response to topical medication or the rash is very wide spread then oral antifungals would be needed.

Eg of topical antifungals are ketoconazole , econazole, miconazole . These may be over the counter

It can take 2 to 3 weeks in some cases for a response

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

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