What does it mean when your inner thigh is peeling?

Jock itch (or tinea cruris) usually causes redness, flakiness, peeling, or cracking of the skin in the groin, thigh, and buttocks area. The rash can look circular, with well-defined or even elevated edges. It can also spread to the area around the anus (where poop comes out).

How do I stop my inner thighs from peeling?

Apply about a teaspoon of petroleum jelly to the inside of your thighs. You can also try chafing creams and balms, such as Body Glide, or zinc oxide ointment. Everyday products that contain petroleum jelly and other moisturizers can also be used to lubricate your inner thighs.

What can be mistaken as jock itch?

Inverse psoriasis most often shows up in folded areas of the body or wherever skin touches skin, says Aleksandr Itkin, MD, FAAD, a dermatologist at Scripps Clinic in San Diego, California. According to Itkin, this type of psoriasis is often mistaken for fungal infections such as jock itch.

What other skin conditions look like ringworm?

Other less common symptoms that may look like ringworm include,

• Contact dermatitis.
• Psoriasis.
• Pityriasis rosea.
• Tinea versicolor (more common in children)
• Vitiligo.
• Erythema migrans (common in those with Lyme disease)
• Lupus.

What STD causes rash on inner thigh?

Genital herpes. This STD can produce small red bumps, which progress to blisters, on the penis, scrotum, anus, buttocks, vaginal area, and inner thighs. The blisters are painful and itchy.

How can you tell the difference between jock itch and inverse psoriasis?

But some nuances help tell the two conditions apart. Whereas a rash caused by inverse psoriasis will be smooth and often shiny, one caused by jock itch is typically accompanied by peeling or flaking skin. Symptoms of inverse psoriasis include: smooth areas of redness in the groin, armpits, or under breasts.

What does Nummular dermatitis look like?

The most common and noticeable symptom of nummular eczema is a patch of coin-shaped lesions on the body. The lesions frequently develop on the arms or legs, but they may eventually spread to the torso and hands. They may be brown, pink, or red.

Should my inner thighs touch?

Unless you are underweight or have femurs that are extremely bowed or your hip joints live unusually far apart inside the pelvis, your thighs will touch.