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One of my drs in the psych facility told me to use clotrimazole for heat rash and works? why is this? is it fungal in nature or i cannot tolerate heat

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Dr. Dean Giannone answered

Sounds fungal.: Clotrimazole would work for a fungal rash, so if this worked then I would agree that your rash is fungal in origin.

Answered 3/10/2016

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A member asked:

One of my drs in the psych facility told me to use clotrimazole for heat rash and works? why is this? is it fungal in nature or i cannot tolerate heat

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dean Giannone answered

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