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What Causes Red Circles On Inner Thighs?

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Posted on Thu, 8 Oct 2015
Question: I have red circles on both of my inner thighs. They occasionally itch. Any ideas?
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (27 minutes 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
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Follow up: Dr. Michelle Gibson James (4 minutes later)
Thank you very much!
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (7 hours later)
Brief Answer:
ok

Detailed Answer:
HI

No prob

If anything else unclear feel free to ask
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Red Circles On Inner Thighs?

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