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Tinea Corporis

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Tinea Corporis Home Care

Home care for tinea corporis includes:

Keep the skin clean and dry:

Avoid activities that make you sweat.

Bath twice a day:

Dry the skin thoroughly after bathing.

Avoid scratching the rash:

This may make the infection worse.

Clean clothes in hot soapy water.
Apply a nonprescription antifungal cream:

Apply every day for 2-3 weeks
Clotrimazole cream (Lotrimin)
Desenex Cream
Miconazole (Monistat)
Mycelex OTC Cream Antifungal
Terbinafine

Take oral antihistamines for itching:

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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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