Tinea Cruris - crutch rot

[dylanwinter]

I have reservations about sharing this

and it probably counts as over-sharing

but I am now recovered

and in the hope that it might help others



I have been a sailor for many years - although I have never spent as much time on a boat as I did this summer

as a kid I used to get terrible athletes foot so I obviously have poor resistance.

this autumn I started getting itchy nether regions and one patch on my leg just beneath the top of the welly

apparently it is this....or a derivative

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinea_cruris

a fungal infection that is common among sailors and loves sailing club showers

it likes nice warm moist places such as inside sailing wellies and bineath salopettes

it also likes the owner to spend a lot of time sitting on wet decks

the quack says I am not the first bloke to report a problem

excercise bikes in gyms too

this stuff seems to kill it with diligent three times a day application

http://www.canesten.com/en/sweat-rash/what-are-the-symptoms/index.php

 

[ronmarson]

Quote; this stuff seems to kill it with diligent three times a day application.
Rub it vigorously in to the affected nether region area, it won't fix the problem but it will make you feel better, and doctors say it won't affect your eyesight.
Sorry Dylan but someone was going to say it.

 

[johnphilip]

Sympathy but...

You are right, probably just a little bit much sharing. Is the soggy Scottish climate also a factor?
Health issues do tend to come down to the basics, alimentary as Mr. Holmes said.
Watch out, this could be the start of PILES of similar revelations.

 

[sarabande]

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[sarabande]

exposure to ultra-violet rays also kills the fungus. Perhaps KTL should change to KBA (Keep Baring All) ?

 

[johnphilip]

exposure to ultra-violet rays also kills the fungus. Perhaps KTL should change to KBA (Keep Baring All) ?

Mooning as a therapy, what next?

 

[dylanwinter]

exposure to ultra-violet rays also kills the fungus. Perhaps KTL should change to KBA (Keep Baring All) ?

the world is a much better place if I keep as much of my body under cover as possible - you will seldom see me wearing shorts

and shetland and orkney never offered us shorts weather

 

[Resolution]

Indeed TC is rather contagious hence every term at my venerable boarding school started with the dreaded TC inspection. Trousers down, shirt tails up, swing tackle left, swing tackle right. If the doc spotted any rashes it was off to the san and the not-so-delicate hands of senior matron.
These days I just keep a tube of mycil ointment on board the boat, which quickly clears any dodgy funghi.

 

[RichardS]

I have reservations about sharing this

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Totally justified reservations as it happens :ambivalence:

Richard

 

[nigelmercier]

I get that occasionally, it has an unpleasant yeasty smell. I thought it was thrush at first.

 

[johnalison]

Dry skin will usually discourage fungal invasion. I got my last dose of athlete's foot from the showers in Falmouth, since refurbished. Canesten is fine but Lamisil is better.

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Wasn't hungry anyway:disgust:

 

[dylanwinter]

Wasn't hungry anyway:disgust:

is it any worse than a few pages about "my favourite blocked bog anecdote"

one day young man, should you be lucky enough to spend too much time sailing small boats in damp places the sharing in this thread might be very useful to you



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[Aardee]

Excellent. I've gone from Knee Replacements to Fat Ar5es to Galloping Knobrot in 3 threads...I remember when this was all about boats

 

[Border Terrier]

Male itching?

 

[JumbleDuck]

this stuff seems to kill it with diligent three times a day application

http://www.canesten.com/en/sweat-rash/what-are-the-symptoms/index.php

Yup. Works amazingly fast, too - the soreness goes within a day or two and the last traces are gone within a week.

 

[Neil]

It can sometimes depend on the organism. Tinea is usually an infection by one of 3 families of dermatophyte fungi; monosporum, epidermophyton and trichophyton. Some are worse than others, T. rubrum being particularly nasty, especially on the scalp. They may differ in their sensitivity to different agents. If there is a bacterial co-infection, as sometimes occurs with tinea pedis (athletes foot), this can make it more difficult

 

[dylanwinter]

It can sometimes depend on the organism. Tinea is usually an infection by one of 3 families of dermatophyte fungi; monosporum, epidermophyton and trichophyton. Some are worse than others, T. rubrum being particularly nasty, especially on the scalp. They may differ in their sensitivity to different agents. If there is a bacterial co-infection, as sometimes occurs with tinea pedis (athletes foot), this can make it more difficult

I assume that it more common among Northern Sailors than those in the south who can spend many days with a decent ariflow around their nadgers. I did find that there would be days when I hadly had the waterproofs off - and wet decks - dampish sleeping bags

I deserved it.

Has PBO ever done a feature on it

D

 

[doug748]

" on my leg just beneath the top of the welly

apparently it is this....or a derivative

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinea_cruris "









Is that you?


By, you're a well made lad.

 

[DJE]

I assume that it more common among Northern Sailors than those in the south who can spend many days with a decent ariflow around their nadgers.

Got something similar working in warm humid conditions in Hong Kong. (Whatever it was Canestan dealt with it.)
A total ban on wearing synthetic fibres seemed to help.