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Remedy For Body Rash After Taking Antibiotics For Ringworm?
Have been for a while with ringworm on my hand barely visible but after an accident at work and been on antibiotics after two weeks I notice my skin and ringworm going out control rash all over my body and had been prescribe oral fungal medicine but helped little .. I dnt know what to do now ??
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Sun, 2 Mar 2014
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Hi,
I can understand your concern for body rash after taking antibiotics. There can be multiple possibilities of the body rash and it requires a close physical examination to diagnose the exact entity of the problem.
In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be fungal infection of the area.
I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper therapy. In between you should avoid sun exposure and friction to the area properly. If I were your dermatologist then presumptively would have preferred to apply clotrimazole or ketoconazole cream. You can take an antihistamine such as loratadine for twice a day if itching is present.
Do not try to pinch, pop or squeeze the area as it may cause secondary infection of the area.
All the best
I can understand your concern for body rash after taking antibiotics. There can be multiple possibilities of the body rash and it requires a close physical examination to diagnose the exact entity of the problem.
In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be fungal infection of the area.
I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper therapy. In between you should avoid sun exposure and friction to the area properly. If I were your dermatologist then presumptively would have preferred to apply clotrimazole or ketoconazole cream. You can take an antihistamine such as loratadine for twice a day if itching is present.
Do not try to pinch, pop or squeeze the area as it may cause secondary infection of the area.
All the best
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