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Skin problem
About a month ago, I started getting this weird thing on my leg and in between my legs. It started off as a reddened and raised patch of skin that was really itchy. It has now become brown and it's still quite itchy and keeps getting worse. The part on my thigh seems to have settled and is now just a a dark brown patch of skin. I assumed it was because of my underwear but I'm also getting something similar on my hand now. I can't understand if it's a skin problem or an allergic reaction since it's quite itchy.
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Dr. Jolly Shah Kapadia
Dermatologist
25 yrs exp
Mumbai
You could be having fungal infection.
Fungal infection tends to affect folds of the skin, moist areas like groins, armpits, mouth, genitals, under the breasts, webs between fingers and toes, etc. Our skin protects us from fungal/yeast attack, but any cut or break in the continuity of the skin can allow penetration of fungus. It gives rise to rash, eruptions, redness, burning, intolerable itching and abnormal discharges at times. Fungal infection tends to last for many years if not treated well. It is also contagious.
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