Hi. I have been having some issues on my upper thigh, where the veg joins with the froth. My skin is extremely itchy. The skin there in both sides turns a dark grey color and if I scratch it, the skin falls off and turns bright red. This happened all of a sudden. Help?
I would keep a possibility of intertrigo, which is inflammation of the body folds. This is because closely opposing body folds e.g finger webs, thighs and groin, axilla, submammary folds etc can trap sweat, heat and moisture, therefore making the area favorable for fungal/yeast proliferation
If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to use a topical antifungal like clotrimazole/sertaconazole/luliconazole cream, twice daily, regularly for 4 weeks.
I would also suggest an oral antifungal e.g fluconazole 150mg once weekly for 4-6 weeks for a more complete cure
An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10mg once daily would help you in symptomatic itch relief.
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What Causes Itchy Skin On The Thigh?
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic I would keep a possibility of intertrigo, which is inflammation of the body folds. This is because closely opposing body folds e.g finger webs, thighs and groin, axilla, submammary folds etc can trap sweat, heat and moisture, therefore making the area favorable for fungal/yeast proliferation If I was the treating doctor I would have asked you to use a topical antifungal like clotrimazole/sertaconazole/luliconazole cream, twice daily, regularly for 4 weeks. I would also suggest an oral antifungal e.g fluconazole 150mg once weekly for 4-6 weeks for a more complete cure An OTC antihistamine e.g cetrizine 10mg once daily would help you in symptomatic itch relief. regard