Chafing

Irritation of the skin due to rubbing.


Irritation of the skin by friction, from clothing or from one sweaty body part (e.g., an inner thigh) rubbing against another.


A superficial inflammation that develops when skin is subjected to friction from clothing or adjacent skin. This may occur at the axilla, groin, or anal region, between digits of hands and feet, or at the neck or wrists. Erythema, maceration, and sometimes Assuring occur. Bacterial or fungal infection may result secondarily.


 


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