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Have Dark Skin And Itching At Perinatal Region. Suggest Some Medicine

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Posted on Tue, 12 Mar 2013
Question: Hi
i have itching at perinatal region, and V region near by, the skin is also getting dark color,please find the images attached please prescribe the medicines for the same.
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Answered by Dr. P V S Prasad (8 hours later)
Hi
Itching in the perineal region is a common problem. This occurs because of reasons starting from occlusion, sweating, to detergents in clothes, or to fungal infections etc.
In your case the photographs rule out fungal infection.
It could be due to simple maceration to sweat or to stress.
I suggest
1. Use anti fungal powders like absorb or powders which lowers the sweat like low sweat powder liberally in the day.
2. Use minimally potent corticosteroid like hydrocortisone cream (Efficort) at night.
3. Take one anti histamine at night like Levo cetrizine at bed time.
4. Reduce tension and avoid stress.
5. rinse your inner wears in plain water after washing to get rid of any detergents remaining.
I hope you will recover from this simple problem.
Good day
Prasad PVS
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Have Dark Skin And Itching At Perinatal Region. Suggest Some Medicine

Hi
Itching in the perineal region is a common problem. This occurs because of reasons starting from occlusion, sweating, to detergents in clothes, or to fungal infections etc.
In your case the photographs rule out fungal infection.
It could be due to simple maceration to sweat or to stress.
I suggest
1. Use anti fungal powders like absorb or powders which lowers the sweat like low sweat powder liberally in the day.
2. Use minimally potent corticosteroid like hydrocortisone cream (Efficort) at night.
3. Take one anti histamine at night like Levo cetrizine at bed time.
4. Reduce tension and avoid stress.
5. rinse your inner wears in plain water after washing to get rid of any detergents remaining.
I hope you will recover from this simple problem.
Good day
Prasad PVS