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Blackened Skin Tag, Red Rash, Itching. Diagnosed With Fungal Infection. Comments?

Hi Yesterday I was diagnosed with a fungus, although the doctor did not explain anything about it. I had a skin tag that blackened on top, then lost the blackened part, and the rest remained. Afterward, a red rash along with a solid red area appeared, and everything itched badly. Over the weekend, the remaining part of the skin tag began to bleed, and it, too began to darken. I called the dermatologist but won t be able to see her until February. So I called my family doctor and he is the one who diagnosed it as a fungus. He first removed the remaining part of the skin tag, and sent me home with an Rx. any comments?
Tue, 10 Sep 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for the query,

Its possible that You might have developed fungal infection.

Your description matches with that.

Get a koh mount done,

It will help in diagnosis.

Treatment can be with oral antifungals as well as with topical antifungals.

Various antifungal powders like candid are availabe.

These can help reduce the moisture as well as control the infection.

Please dont use any steroid, it can worsen your condition

Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you good health,
Thank you
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Blackened Skin Tag, Red Rash, Itching. Diagnosed With Fungal Infection. Comments?

Hello, Thanks for the query, Its possible that You might have developed fungal infection. Your description matches with that. Get a koh mount done, It will help in diagnosis. Treatment can be with oral antifungals as well as with topical antifungals. Various antifungal powders like candid are availabe. These can help reduce the moisture as well as control the infection. Please dont use any steroid, it can worsen your condition Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you good health, Thank you