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A 30-year-old male asked:
Hi. i have dry, itchy, scalpy, flaky, cracking skin around my anus and on buttlocks. it itches very bad. how can i treat that?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
It sound to me: by the areas involved that you may have PSORIASIS!
My suggestion is that you start by seeing a Board Certified Dermatologist...there are many TREATMENTS if that is the diagnosis.
Over the counter steroid (cortisone) is a FIRST AID you can try....but check with your PCP for any other treatment if you cannot see a Dermatology specialist soon!
Hope this helps!
Dr z
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