rash(lesion) under armpits, am I being paranoid?

[Abathur]

had 4 encounters with protection around 2 months ago, around 3 weeks ago, noticed there are small rashes appeared under armpits and around inner thighs, the rashes under armpits is a bit itchy while the ones around inner thighs don't...weird...they are not red, small, no secretions, not spreading...

my family doctor prescribed me some antibacterial cream which told me to try 2-3 weeks, if it doesn't work, talk to him again...the cream does stop the itchy and slightly reverse the rashes(or lesion?), but not completely make it back to the way it was...

I know I sounded a bit crazy, and the probability is super low, I just couldn't help but suspect could it be some sort of minor STD bacterial skin infection (because it happens in the inner thighs too)?

besides the minor itchy under armpits, I feel completely normal. I ask because you guys have so much more experience.

 

[2fast2slow]

never heard of an std causing a rash in armpits (or on thighs for that matter)...

do you trim down below? because maybe you have head lice or crabs? I'm not kidding. But i guess a doctor would of seen that... other than that, reaction to some kind of soap you are using?

 

[Fradi]

It is probably some kind of allergic reaction to a soap or a new fabric or just a fungus Infection, if the cream your doctor prescribed doesn’t get rid of it he will try a different one. This doesn’t sound serious at all and not like an STD.

 

[Abathur]

never heard of an std causing a rash in armpits (or on thighs for that matter)...

do you trim down below? because maybe you have head lice or crabs? I'm not kidding. But i guess a doctor would of seen that... other than that, reaction to some kind of soap you are using?

my doctor mentioned could be reaction to soap...I am not trim down below, don't think I have lice or crabs as I am super sensitive to hygiene, shower twice daily...

 

[Abathur]

It is probably some kind of allergic reaction to a soap or a new fabric or just a fungus Infection, if the cream your doctor prescribed doesn’t get rid of it he will try a different one. This doesn’t sound serious at all and not like an STD.

yeah, could be a fabric reaction as I have some clothes made out of wool, but just doesn't explain why it is happening on the inner thighs.

 

[2fast2slow]

having crabs has nothing to do with showering. you can shower a hundred times a day, if you have lice or crabs they stay. but probably not that

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[Christian32]

Its all speculation, but from the fact that it happens at 2 different places and on skin that is not very exposed, I would bet on an internal cause like an allergic reaction to something you ate.

It could be something from the outside like a soap, but this antibacterial cream that your doctor gave you was just to make you go away happily ... its how medicine works here.

 

[Albacor]

It might be Josh itch nothing to do with STD:

Jock itch (tinea cruris) is a fungal infection that causes a red and itchy rash in warm and moist areas of the body. The rash often affects the groin and inner thighs and may be shaped like a ring. Jock itch gets its name because it's common in athletes. It's also common in people who sweat a lot or who are overweight.

 

[Abathur]

It might be Josh itch nothing to do with STD:

Jock itch (tinea cruris) is a fungal infection that causes a red and itchy rash in warm and moist areas of the body. The rash often affects the groin and inner thighs and may be shaped like a ring. Jock itch gets its name because it's common in athletes. It's also common in people who sweat a lot or who are overweight.

sounds very close to my symptoms, does look like a fungal infection as the rash is kind of linear like a bug burrow underneath the skin and fan out in straight lines

 

[Abathur]

Its all speculation, but from the fact that it happens at 2 different places and on skin that is not very exposed, I would bet on an internal cause like an allergic reaction to something you ate.

It could be something from the outside like a soap, but this antibacterial cream that your doctor gave you was just to make you go away happily ... its how medicine works here.

yeah, probably it is not STD, but my imagination is running wild...

 

[IamNY]

Maybe armpit herpes. Did you have the girls rub their va jay jays on your armpits?

It’s nothing, if the antibacterial doesn’t work they will give you an anti fungal cream and you’ll be all set.

 

[luvdozer]

Maybe its a brain tumor