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Antifungal Drugs Antifungal medications are used to treat fungal infections, such as athlete's foot and jock itch.
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Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
When Uecker gripes about baseball legends like Mickey Mantle lowering society’s collective standards by doing TV ads for jock itch ointment, Brooks mimes barfing into his coffee cup, but Uecker keeps going, unfazed by one of the funniest men on earth.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Over-the-counter creams, like hydrocortisone or calamine, are effective for itchy rashes, while antifungal creams work for yeast infections and jock itch.
—Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Like ringworm and jock itch, TMVII can cause a scaly red rash.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 26 July 2024
Athlete’s foot and jock itch are common complications of hyperhidrosis.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 3 July 2024
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Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
When Uecker gripes about baseball legends like Mickey Mantle lowering society’s collective standards by doing TV ads for jock itch ointment, Brooks mimes barfing into his coffee cup, but Uecker keeps going, unfazed by one of the funniest men on earth.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Over-the-counter creams, like hydrocortisone or calamine, are effective for itchy rashes, while antifungal creams work for yeast infections and jock itch.
—Susan Bard, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
Like ringworm and jock itch, TMVII can cause a scaly red rash.
—Kathleen Felton, SELF, 26 July 2024
Athlete’s foot and jock itch are common complications of hyperhidrosis.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 3 July 2024
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“Jock itch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jock%20itch. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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jock itch
noun
: ringworm of the crotch : tinea cruris
called also jockey itch
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