Itchy armpit

Hi i was wondering if anyone can help me. My left armpit keeps itching. This has been going on for about 3 years. There is no rash. I mentioned it to a nurse in January of this year. She said she could feel a lump so she got the doctor to have a feel of my armpit. The doctor just said it was a lymph node. Try perfume free deodorant which I did. No change. I stopped shaving my armpit for a while, again no change. Went back to the doctors and he said it was a fungal infection. No rash or soreness. I explained to the doctor that this is affecting my day to day life now. So he gave me some cream to try which again didn't work. I have no other symptoms. My right armpit is absolutely fine. I have tried other creams as well, but none of them are helping. I've also tried antihistamines, again no change. The itch is really intense. I try not to scratch my armpit, but I have to otherwise I don't get any relief. Any advice would be really appreciated. Thank you. 

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  • Hi Itchy armpit 

    Not sure if you've had a diagnosis yet but I've been the same for the last 18 months it drives you mad and there is no rash so you feel like a fraud,only one armpit as well (left) 

    Did all the usual things suggested by gp however when I was at a hospital appointment on another matter I told them and they took a swab not got the results back yet however they gave me cream dermavate only available on prescription within 12 hours the itch was gone has came back but I put the tiniest bit on and it goes away .GP has now put it on my repeats and the hospital has suggested it may be lichen planus or lichen sclerosis.just waiting on that getting confirmed 

    Hope this way have been some help to you as I know how you must have suffered

    Take Care 

     

     

  • Hi there, did you ever get a diagnosis?

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  • Hi Rosebud and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    I noticed you were hoping to hear back from some of our members on this discussion so I just wanted to let you know that this particular discussion hasn't been active for 8 months so there's a chance you may not get a reply.

    I really do hope that won't be the case, but if you don't get a response, you're welcome to try reaching out to others on more recent discussions about this topic or you can start your own.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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