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Suggest Treatment For Dry Skin Patch On Thigh

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Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2015
Question: I have a perfectly round mark of dry skin on my thigh size of about an inch and a half very dry and itching what could it be?
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Answered by Dr. Ronald Schubert (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Ring worm or fungal infection

Detailed Answer:
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You are concerned about a small rash circular that is dry and itchy. This sounds very typical of a fungal infection called ring worm. If you could take a picture of the lesion and up load it to our site I could better diagnose the lesion. For treatment of a ring worm lesion I would recommend using an over the counter antifungal cream like Lamisil or tinactin. I would have you use it twice daily for the next week and see if the lesion resolves.

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Dr. Ronald Schubert

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Suggest Treatment For Dry Skin Patch On Thigh

Brief Answer: Ring worm or fungal infection Detailed Answer: Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns You are concerned about a small rash circular that is dry and itchy. This sounds very typical of a fungal infection called ring worm. If you could take a picture of the lesion and up load it to our site I could better diagnose the lesion. For treatment of a ring worm lesion I would recommend using an over the counter antifungal cream like Lamisil or tinactin. I would have you use it twice daily for the next week and see if the lesion resolves. I hope this answers your question. Please contact HCM again with your health care concerns and questions