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Skin Infection On Knee, Thigh And Groin Area, Used Itch Guard. Advice To Use Lobate-gm?
I have skin infection since 3 months on the knees, upper thighs and groin . I did not take any medicine in Saudi Arabia because this infection may be from India as I came back to saudi past 3 months and used 1 Itchguard. Now I want to use Lobate-gm it is enough to kill the infection or I need some medicines available in saudi arabia. Please doctors advise me. I was eating chicken regularly, does it cause more infection.
Fri, 22 Nov 2013
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You seem to have developed a fungal infection of the leg and 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.
And to relieve the itching, take oral antihistamines .
Do not use lobate gm over the affected area as it tends to only temporarily suppress the infection. DO not use a steroid cream.
Use a plain antifungal cream.
Hope it helps,
Dr Geetika Paul
MD ( Dermatology)
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
You seem to have developed a fungal infection of the leg and 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.
And to relieve the itching, take oral antihistamines .
Do not use lobate gm over the affected area as it tends to only temporarily suppress the infection. DO not use a steroid cream.
Use a plain antifungal cream.
Hope it helps,
Dr Geetika Paul
MD ( Dermatology)
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