Hello I'm An 18 Year Old Boy Recently I've Been

Posted on Tue, 1 Oct 2019

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Question : hello I'm an 18 year old boy recently I've been experiencing a sort of rash in my inner thighs near the groin area... it started out as pimples but later turned into what you are seeing in the picture... its been almost a month their is no XXXXXXX of relief Infact it started at the left thigh also I've been using candit dusting powder to control my itching but it's not healing at all... I don't have any kind of allergy nor any serious medical problem what should I do please advise me medication

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Fungal infection. Oral and topical antifungal

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and viewed the image.

I can see dark patches with raised expanding edges. It seems like a fungal infection. I suggest you to use a topical antifungal e.g either clotrimazole cream or ketoconazole cream, twice daily. In addition I suggest you to take an oral antihistamine e.g cetirizine 10mg tablet once a day for symptomatic relief from itching. I also suggest you to take an oral antifungal e.g itraconazole 100mg or terbinafine 250mg for 4 weeks.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.

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