Fungal skin conditions usually give irritable signs and symptoms that will definitely get your attention. These health conditions come in different types, which are commonly treated by using topical medications or anti-fungal meds as popularly known. They must be treated at once because they can lead to severe cases especially when you have diabetes or other diseases that can aggravate more the condition.
Fungal skin problems can be transmitted to another via direct contact on the person’s affected skin. Some of the people neglect to treat fungal skin conditions because they sometimes think that it is just mild cases and they lack of knowledge about it, but the truth is these conditions needs prompt treatment in order to avoid it to become worse.
Let’s talk a little bit about what might be the cause of the condition.
* Ringworm
Ringworm is a communicable fungal infection that occurs on the scalp, body (commonly on the groin), nails, and feet. This condition appears as red ring on the infected skin of the person and can be transmitted through direct and indirect contact. The signs and symptoms of ringworm are red, itchy, elevated, scaly patches that may ooze and blister. The patches normally have sharply-defined edges. They are often seen as reddened ring with normal skin tone on the center and unusually dark or light. If the scalp is affected you will have bald patches and on the infected nails, it will appear as thick, discolored and even crumble. This condition can be treated with anti fungal medicines that can be taken orally or can be applied directly on the affected area.
* Athlete’s Foot
This is one of the fungal skin conditions that is also called Tinea pedis, which is a non-serious common infection that caused by tinea fungus. The symptoms of this skin condition are burning, itching, scaly and cracked skin between the toes. This can spread on the toenails thus making them crumbly and thick. The treatments of this skin condition are over the counter fungal-killing topical or oral medications. Severe cases need prescription of doctors.
It is really important to be knowledgeable about these health matters to know what you will do to it once it occurs to you. Fungal skin conditions needs prompt treatment even if you think that it is a mild condition because left untreated it can certainly worsen.