Intertrigo

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Intertrigo is an inflammatory condition of opposing skin surfaces, most commonly found in warm, moist areas such as the axillae, groin, inframammary folds, between toes, and under the abdomen. It occurs due to friction, heat, moisture, and bacterial or fungal overgrowth, leading to erythema, maceration, oozing, burning, and itching. Risk factors include obesity, diabetes, poor hygiene, hyperhidrosis, and prolonged immobility. If left untreated, it can become secondarily infected by Candida albicans or Staphylococcus aureus. Proper dryness, ventilation, hygiene, and constitutional support are crucial for management.

In homoeopathy, treatment of intertrigo focuses on individual constitution, local symptoms, and underlying tendencies such as sweating, skin sensitivity, or recurrent fungal infections. Remedies help reduce inflammation, control moisture, prevent infection, and enhance the skin’s natural healing process. Alongside topical care, constitutional treatment prevents recurrence and improves the patient’s general resistance.

Natural Homoeopathic remedies to get rid of Intertrigo

Raw, Moist Eruptions with Burning – Sulphur

Useful when the skin in folds becomes red, raw, and oozing, with burning and itching worse from heat and washing. The patient often feels heat in palms and soles and is aggravated by warmth of bed.

Red, Oozing Rash with Offensive Odour – Graphites

Indicated in moist, sticky, gluey discharges from affected folds, especially behind the ears, groins, and under breasts. The skin becomes cracked, scaly, and itchy, with thick yellow crusts.

Rawness and Smarting in Skin Folds – Calendula Officinalis

Excellent topical and internal remedy for raw, inflamed, and tender skin surfaces, preventing infection and promoting healthy granulation. It soothes soreness and accelerates healing.

Moist, Erosive Rash with Excoriation – Mercurius Solubilis

When intertrigo shows excessive perspiration, oozing, and ulceration, with offensive odour and aggravation from warmth of bed. The patient may also have salivation and metallic taste.

Cracked, Painful Eruptions with Dryness – Petroleum

For dry, fissured skin with deep cracks that bleed easily, especially in winter or cold weather. The skin feels rough and hard, with itching that worsens at night.

Rawness between Thighs or Groin – Antimonium Crudum

Ideal for irritation and chafing between thighs or toes, with thick white coating on tongue and aggravation from heat or bathing. Often suits plump, perspiring individuals.

Itching and Burning Rash with Thick Skin – Thuja Occidentalis

Indicated when there is thickened, greasy, or foul-smelling skin, with moist, warty eruptions and sweaty, offensive folds. Often indicated in fungal or chronic intertrigo.

Red, Moist Rash in Fat Folds – Calcarea Carbonica

Suited to obese, easily sweating individuals who develop intertrigo in folds, with damp, sour-smelling perspiration. The skin becomes sore and excoriated from rubbing.

Itching with Oozing and Scabs – Rhus Toxicodendron

For vesicular, oozing eruptions with intense itching and burning, worse at night and from wetting. The affected skin may feel tight and painful on movement.

Oozing, Raw Surfaces with Offensive Sweat – Psorinum

When skin folds are raw, itchy, and offensive, with profuse perspiration and aggravation from warmth. The patient feels dirty, chilly, and unrefreshed after sleep.

Red, Moist, and Itchy Rash in Warm Areas – Borax Veneta

Useful for rawness and smarting in warm body folds, especially infant intertrigo, with easily bleeding skin and sensitivity to touch.

Eruptions with Burning and Cracks – Kreosotum

For foul-smelling, moist intertrigo where skin is excoriated and raw, with thin, acrid discharge causing further soreness.

Fungal-Type Intertrigo with Itching – Tellurium Metallicum

Effective in ring-shaped, circular patches with scaling and itching, especially if fungal infection or ringworm accompanies intertrigo.

Excoriation from Perspiration – Natrum Muriaticum

When intertrigo appears from sweating, especially in hot weather, with rawness and soreness in folds, worse from exertion.

Moist, Inflamed Skin with Oozing – Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum

For suppurative, sensitive eruptions where skin is extremely tender to touch, with pus formation tendency and aggravation from cold air.

Intertrigo from Chafing in Infants – Chamomilla

For infant intertrigo with redness, excoriation, and irritability, worse after washing or during teething. The child is restless, sensitive, and cries easily.

Rash with Crusting and Scaling – Mezereum

When intertrigo becomes chronic with thick crusts and oozing serum, causing burning and itching that worsens in bed.

Intertrigo with Ulceration and Discharge – Nitric Acid

For deep fissures and ulcerative skin with offensive discharge, splinter-like pains, and worse from contact or washing.

Inflamed, Raw Rash with Sour Smell – Lycopodium Clavatum

For rawness in folds with sour perspiration, especially in warm, sweaty individuals. The patient may have digestive flatulence and craving for sweets.

Crusty, Moist Rash with Thick Discharge – Sepia Officinalis

Useful for intertrigo in women with hormonal imbalance, moist eruptions, and yellowish discharge. The skin feels itchy and sore, worse before menses.

Intertrigo is a common inflammatory skin condition caused by friction, moisture, and microbial overgrowth in body folds. Homoeopathy offers gentle, effective relief by soothing inflammation, reducing itching and burning, promoting healing, and preventing recurrence. Remedies like Sulphur, Graphites, Calcarea carbonica, Antimonium crudum, and Petroleum provide local relief, while constitutional medicines such as Psorinum and Thuja strengthen the body’s resistance to chronic skin affections. Along with hygienic measures and keeping folds dry, individualized homoeopathic care ensures lasting comfort and healthier skin integrity.