Fungal infections may occur at any age. Children may easily infect each
other or get infected by animals / pets. The most common fungal infection
is "athlete’s foot" = infection of the interdigital spaces of the toes.
Skin, nails and / or hair may be infected. When a fungal infection is treated
incompletely or too short it will almost certainly recur. In
immunosuppressed patients fungal infections may be more widespread
and take longer to treat than normal. Always ask your patient to come for
review when his or her treatment is about to be completed, If you then
see any remaining sign of infection continue the treatment, as it is likely
to recur if you do not.
MYCIDS
A hyperergic reaction to the fungus may occur in the course of fungal
infections. These are usually itchy eruptions of small blisters at a site distant
from the fungal infection, often the hands and fingers (pompholyx). No fungi
are found within these "mycids". They disappear when the causative fungal
infection is treated. Sometimes the itching is so severe that treatment is
advisable: a strong steroid cream under wet dressings for a couple of days.
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