Castellani's carbol fuschin paint can also be helpful. A thick coat of these protective barrier creams should be used. As intertrigo is frequently colonized or secondarily infected, acute cellulitis is a threat. Potential complications of therapy include contact dermatitis from topical agents and striae from topical steroids. With therapy, the prognosis for each episode of simple intertrigo is excellent.
Recurrence is common.
As intertrigo in the perineum is often complicated by incontinence, new breakthroughs in absorbent diapers have made diaper dermatitis easier to avoid. However, contact dermatitis to these diapers, whether irritant or allergic, can occur and should be looked for at waistline and leg openings. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established. New research changes drug and treatment therapies daily. However, as medical science is constantly changing and human error is always possible , the authors, editors, and publisher or any other party involved with the publication of this article do not warrant the information in this article is accurate or complete, nor are they responsible for omissions or errors in the article or for the results of using this information.