Home Care:

Losing weight and keeping the body moving can often help. Keeping areas of folded skin open with dry towels or blowing a fan across moist areas can also help. Wear loose clothing.

Call your health care provider if:

Call your health care provider if:

• The condition does not go away, even with good home care
• It spreads beyond a skin fold

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

Your health care provider can often make the diagnosis by looking at your skin.

• A skin scraping and KOH examination may also be done to rule out a fungal infection
• A Wood's lamp may be done to rule out a bacterial infection called erythrasma
• Rarely, a skin biopsy may be needed to confirm the diagnosis

Treatment options for intertrigo include:

• Antibiotic or antifungal cream applied to the skin
• Drying medication such as Domeboro soaks
• Low-dose steroid cream