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Suggest Treatment For Fungal Skin Infection

Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2014

Question: hi, i am suffering from skin fungal infection( ringworm) from past 3 years. I am using sebifin plus ( cream) on the affected area, although cream is only effective until i am using it. If the i stop applying infection shows is symptons again in few days.
could you please give permanant solution for infection.

thanks in advance.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Provide more information

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query.

Have you been taking some antifungal tablets as well? Topical creams alone are sometimes not effective in curing the infection.

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (8 minutes later)

no, i am not using any tablet. its just the cream. Affected are quite itchy and turns reddish.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Oral antifungals; dusting powder to be added

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

I would suggest an oral antifungal e.g tab sebifin 250 mg (terbinafine) once daily for a month.

Topically you may use clotrin-B cream for 4 weeks rather than sebifin plus cream.

An OTC oral antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10 mg once daily would provide you symptomatic relief from itching.

After completing the course, it is recommended to use an antifungal dusting powder regularly in the groin folds to prevent recurrence e.g clotrimazole dusting powder (Abzorb powder).

Regards

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

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (8 hours later)

thank you so much sir

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

Brief Answer:
You are welcome

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for posting your concern at healthcaremagic

Regards

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