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What Causes Painful Rashes Under The Arms?
I have had a rash under my arms and around the sides of my bests. They re like pimples however in the arm pit it looks like a burn. Cortisone doesn t help. Anti fungal cream helps a little but the rash doesn t go away it s painful my 17 year old daughter got it under one arm and after fungal cream went away
Thu, 14 May 2015
Hello and welcome.
It does sound like it could be fungal and with your mild response to it, may be it is fungal and you need to try another cream (e.g. ketoconazole, miconazole, etc.). Along with this, you can also take oral anti-fungal medications. But make sure you also get it examined by a doctor for a possible bacterial infection (e.g. folliculitis) and also initiate the required antibiotics just to make sure we are looking at it from all aspects.
Best wishes.
It does sound like it could be fungal and with your mild response to it, may be it is fungal and you need to try another cream (e.g. ketoconazole, miconazole, etc.). Along with this, you can also take oral anti-fungal medications. But make sure you also get it examined by a doctor for a possible bacterial infection (e.g. folliculitis) and also initiate the required antibiotics just to make sure we are looking at it from all aspects.
Best wishes.
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