Inguinal epidermophytosis is a disease that occurs with lesions of the skin on the hips, in the groin and pubis, more often in subacute and chronic forms. Most people affected by this disease are adult young men between the ages of twenty and thirty. Inguinal epidermophytosis in women is also found, but much less often.
The fungi Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton mentagraphytes and Trichophyton rubram excite this disease. You can catch this unpleasant disease through personal hygiene items, such as washcloths, oilcloths and through bedding. Therefore, the main preventive measures are a more careful attitude to their personal hygiene, especially in dormitories, gyms and gyms, swimming pools, hiking, hotels and so on. They contribute to the development of a disease such as inguinal epidermophytosis, the treatment of which is quite long and complicated - obesity, prolonged use of ointments with corticosteroid hormones for therapeutic purposes, wearing tight trousers and a humid climate.
Its symptoms include symmetrical inflammatory elements of the rash, which are prone to peripheral growth and are localized in the folds of the groin, under the mammary glands and between the buttocks. These elements look as follows, - polycyclic red-brown spots, surrounded by a ridge on the edges, rising above the skin and covered with pustules, bubbles, scales, erosion and crusts. The appearance of these rashes is always accompanied by a strong, painful itching. This disease occurs chronically, and exacerbates under the influence of special factors that cause irritation, for example, sweating, which occurs during the heat.
Differential diagnosis of this disease is carried out with various dermatoses, such as psoriasis, rubromycosis, eczema and many others. But, in the case of rubromycosis, for example, the affected skin is infiltrated, dry, with pronounced diffuse hyperemia and distinct grooves. Most often, all completely interdigital folds and the skin of the soles are affected. Mycoid peeling, most pronounced in the skin grooves. If treatment is not carried out, then this disease passes to the lateral and dorsal surfaces of the feet and toes, then the nails are affected, and so on. With psoriasis, the process of desquamation of the epidermis is significantly accelerated (normally changes once a month), new cells appear on the surface every few days. And as a result, the skin becomes much thicker, psoriatic plaques of various sizes are formed, mainly affecting the buttocks, lower back, scalp, elbows and knees.
Inguinal epidermophytosis. Treatment. In the acute period, lotions from a one percent solution of resorcinol or a quarter percent solution of silver citrate, antihistamines and hypersensitizing drugs are mainly used. Inguinal epidermophytosis, the treatment of which requires an integrated approach, is rapidly losing ground under the influence of the local antimycotics Lamisil, Clotrimazole, Nizoral, Zalain. If external funds are not enough, it is recommended to use the same Lamisil preparation, but already inside, at a dose of two hundred and fifty milligrams per day for two weeks, or Itraconazole, at a dose of two hundred milligrams per day for one week. If the diagnosis is "inguinal epidermophytosis", treatment should be necessarily supplemented with vitamin therapy and immunomodulators. But in any case, before starting any of the above procedures, you need to consult a dermatologist, because only he knows what caused the disease and how to treat it. Inguinal epidermophytosis is an intractable disease. The regimen should be prescribed by an experienced doctor.