What causes the skin around the vagina to peel and become dark, flaky, and dry?

Hi,

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I have seen your query and concern.

On examining your picture (the attachment is hidden to protect the patient's identity), it seems you have developed tinea cruris. Tinea cruris is a fungal infection of the groin. I suggest you follow certain suggestions:

1. Do not keep the area wet at all. Use Clotrimazole powder frequently to keep it dry.

2. Avoid itching and do not scratch it. Change the undergarments regularly. Avoid excessive sweating and wet clothes.

3. Do not apply any general or steroid creams like Betnovate, Surfaz ointment (Clotrimazole 1 %), Betamethasone 0.05 %, Tolnaftate 1 %, Neomycin 0.5 %, Quadriderm (Beclomathsone, Neomycin, and Clotrimazole), Itch guard (benzyl alcohol and Terbinafine hydrochloride), Penderm (Terbinafine and Clobetasol), etc.

4. Do not stop the medicine once you are cured. Continue medicines for a long time to completely kill the fungal.

5. Check diabetes and thyroid, as it is really recurrent even after proper treatment.

It can be transferred. However, it is not a dread disease (life-threatening) and almost has nil complications. It can be easily prevented by the above-mentioned measures. Look, fungus always needs humidity and a wet area to penetrate. So, just do not give it a chance by keeping it dry. Following is the suggested treatment:

Fungal infection that is not responding to Terbinafine (Terbina force) or Fluconazole may be because of resistance development. You can take tablet Itraconazole 100 mg once a day and KZ (Ketoconazole) cream twice locally application for one month after consulting your general practitioner.

Hope this answers your query.

Kind regards.