Intertrigo

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dermatitis

Facts

• Intertrigo is inflammation of skinfolds caused by skin-on-skin friction.
• Intertrigo is the word used to describe a rash in body folds.
• Intertrigo is an itchy rash that can get infected with germs or yeast.
• The noun intertrigo has one meaning: chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
• Intertrigo is a common skin infection and inflammation that results when two surfaces of skin rub against each other in a warm, moist atmosphere.

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