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skin infection/fungus?

I recently had hives and itched one of them at the very top of my butt crack so much that it broke the skin. Now I noticed tenderness in the area after I had gone for a run earlier in the day and late that night I checked it. It felt very squishy, as best as I could i looked in the mirrior and from what I can tell there are little patches of white squishy skin around where the wound was and now the next day it seems to be spreading further down. I'm guessing this is a topical yeast infection? I put tea tree oil on there...anyone have any ideas on how to keep this from getting worse? It's hard because of the location, I think the moisture from sweat, etc is what caused it

Update:

yes i am planning on having someone look at it...and going to the doc on monday....just can't get in right now since it's the weekend

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    1 decade ago
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    I have dealt with a lot of wounds - and especially skin fungi (I coach wrestling) but I don't think I have ever heard of "white squishy skin" around a wound other than a blister. So maybe, instead of looking in a mirror, you have someone else - someone you can trust - take a look at your butt crack and see if they can tell what is going on. Whatever it is, it deserves more detailed attention than you can give it yourself.

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