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Itchy And Painful Raised Spots At The Base Of Spine And On Groin Area. Are They External Thrush?

I have a patch of raised spots at the base of my spine which is itchy and painful. I ve had pain down the back of one leg (which I did think maybe was sciatica) and I ve now found spots in my groin area and down the back of the same leg. I also felt like I had external thrush. I ve now had this over a week.
Fri, 31 Jan 2014
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hi 
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum 
You seem to have developed a fungal infection of the groin region, which can be either tinea infection or candidiasis.
You should try to keep the groin region clean and dry .
Do not apply any kind of oils or moisturizing creams over the groin region .
Wear cotton undergarments inorder to reduce sweating. 
You need to use an antifungal agent like  Clotrimazole gel over the affected area twice a day. 
Also you might need to take oral antifungals for upto 6 weeks. 
And to relieve the itching, take oral antihistamines . 

Hope it helps, 

Dr Geetika Paul 
MD ( Dermatology)
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Itchy And Painful Raised Spots At The Base Of Spine And On Groin Area. Are They External Thrush?

hi  Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum  You seem to have developed a fungal infection of the groin region, which can be either tinea infection or candidiasis. You should try to keep the groin region clean and dry . Do not apply any kind of oils or moisturizing creams over the groin region . Wear cotton undergarments inorder to reduce sweating.  You need to use an antifungal agent like  Clotrimazole gel over the affected area twice a day.  Also you might need to take oral antifungals for upto 6 weeks.  And to relieve the itching, take oral antihistamines .  Hope it helps,  Dr Geetika Paul  MD ( Dermatology)