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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Honest-killer" data-source="post: 15733977" data-attributes="member: 391781">it probably isn't an allergic reaction - if it were you would find a  more uniform disturbance all over the skin, and it would affect your  entire skin rather than a particular body site. Also, viral infections  normally don't cause a rash as the primary symtoms so very unlikely that  it would be that. As the other first respondant said, its most likely a  dermatophytic fugus (a fungus that lives on the skin if people. Tinea  is tha name given to various species of fungi which can live on human  skin. Many of them have a favoured region and are difficult to identify  and/or get rid of. Some prefer the feet, some the scalp, some the  armpits and some the back. Ofthen they are invisible, but some appear a  shade of white, slightly lighter than typical caucasian skin colour, and  many appear red. They also seem to prefer some individuals over others. This is why, even  though they are highly contagious, most people who come into contact  with the fungus wont develop an infection of it. It is quite common to only be able to see them after a hot shower/bath  or excercise. This is because althought the fungi themseves are  invisible, because they have penetrated into the epidermis, the skin  that they have burrowed into is inflammed. Also, these fungi love heat  and water. Together, this engorges them and makes them go bright red. Although they can be very persistant and hard to get rid of, there are  simple things you can do to help. They like wetness and heat, so try to  keep yourself, and especially the area that is infected, as dry and cool  as possible as much of the time as possible. If you do sweat, try to  have a shower to wash the sweat off, 2 or 3 times a day if neccessary.  As they like heat, and hot water is damaging to the integrity of the  skin, try to keep the water temperature cool or lukewarm, rather than as  hot as you can handle. Wear clean clothes - dont change into clothes  that have been worn all day after your showers. Change bedsheets  regularly. Apart from these precautions, there are many topical  antifungal preparations (creams, ointments, rubs and sprays) that you  can use to try to fight the infection. Ketoconazole, tubinafine and  selenium are all antifungal agents you may find in topical antifugal  preparations which may hep kill the fungi. Sprays would be good for an  area that is hard to reach such as the back as you do not have to reach  every centimetre the surface with your hands. These preparations can be  expensive so make sure you use the simpler measures in conjuction with a  topical antifungal  treatment. In adition, the fungi doesn't like many  essential oils, such as tea tree, rosemary and eukalyptus oils. Use  these instead of, as well as or in between treatments with the topical  antifungal treatments. Most pharmacies sell a range of anti-fungal  preparations behined the counter. Some infections are very hard to get rid of, even when anti-fungal  preparations are used. In this case, you might be able to get a  prescription for an oral antifungal agent (tablet) and/or steroidal  drugs which can stimulate your immune system to fight off the fungi. If  you are given an antifungal tablet to take, remember, the fungus is  attracted to your skin because of its conditions (moisture, heat), and  the spores (eggs) of these fungi are ubiquitous (everyhere). You will  most likely get another infection of the same fungi in the same place as  soon as you stop taking the antifungal pills, unless you keep up with  maintaining an inhospitable environment for the fungus. For many people,  skin care is constant, and often downward, battle against  dermatophytes.</blockquote>

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