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Jock Itch (cont.)

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Jock Itch Prevention

To prevent jock itch, try to keep your groin area clean and dry.

  • Use cornstarch, powders, even antifungal powder, such as Desenex or Cruex, in the various skin folds.


  • It is best to wear loose-fitting cotton underwear.


  • From a public-health perspective, sterilizing linens by washing in hot soapy water with bleach can help in situations of communal bedding and bath linens.

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Tinea cruris, a pruritic superficial fungal infection of the groin and adjacent skin, is the second most common clinical presentation for dermatophytosis.

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