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I Am A 52-year-old Male I Have A Rash On

Posted on Wed, 16 Jan 2019

Question: I am a 52-year-old male I have a rash on my calf muscles and it does not look good and I’m not sure I’ve been putting anti-fungal medication on it

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (5 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Upload more images

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

Seems like bacterial folliculitis. However, the image is not very good. I request you to kindly upload a few more good quality images of the affected area in " reports section ".

Hope to assist you further

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (48 hours later)

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (25 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Eczematous dermatitis

Detailed Answer:
Thank you.

Seems like eczematous rash.
I suggest you to use a moderately potent topical steroid e.g either triamcinolone acetonide cream or mometasone furoate cream, twice daily for a few days. In addition I suggest you to take an oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10mg tablet once a day for symptomatic relief from itching.

take care
Let me know if you need any more assistance

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj