My 9 year old has redness around her anal area and she says it hurts and is sore, not itchy... what may be causing it and what ae possible ways to sooth it... also we were visiting relatives this past week and her younger cousin seemed to have the same issue.. might there b a contagious issue?
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, As your son is having redness it may be a fungal infection, which are more common in the genital and perineal area as these are the normal comedians of this area, which will be kept under control by helpful organisms whenever there is a change in the environment this yeast will activate produce their symptoms. As your son is having the symptoms, I would suggest him to undergo lab investigations like KOH mount, CBC and urine routine examination. For the symptoms you can try these measures1. Keeping the area clean and Chat Doctor. 2. Apply antifungal cream over the lesions3. Tab Rifleman, 150 mg single dose.4. Oral antihistamines to reduce the symptoms of itching. Thank you.