Patient's question:
I had sex with my boyfriend, and at the time I didn't know he had HIV. However, we used a condom. But what's scary is that I have tinea cruris (jock itch), and there are skin lesions on it. I'm worried if it can be transmitted. Can HIV spread through broken tinea cruris?Doctor's answer:
If you are concerned about the spread of AIDS through sexual activity, the first step is to use condoms. This is essentially to prevent high-risk sexual behaviors. If you have the fungal infection you mentioned that causes tinea cruris, it is actually a skin inflammation, a skin fungal infection disease, and does not have the symptoms of AIDS. Antibacterial medications can be used for treatment, such as sodium bicarbonate washes and topical terbinafine cream for antifungal purposes. It has a high level of contagiousness.