Most are quite red; there maybe flakey skin/craking skin or tiny blisters. Almost all itch to promote you to scratch and shed the infected skin or infect yourself at another site with the particles under your fingernails.
Many fungal infections will smell. The odour may or may not be unpleasent, sweet or bread like odours for example compared to "cheesey feet" smells.
Most fungal infections occur in places which are moist such as feet, groin and armpits. Although a few prefer drier locations. Keeping areas prone to damp dry is therefore important, talcum powder, clean socks/underwear after sports, not wearing the same pair of shoes every day of the week and good towel drying before dressing are general precautions.
There are many different types of fungi which can cause rashes and they are very infectious so very easily caught by sharing towles/changing rooms. A correct diagnosis will need either a pharmacist or doctor. Fungal infections are common and not a sign of poor hygiene/sexual promiscuity. There are many different treatments avalible over the counter at the pharmacy or in supermarkets. Over the counter treatments require good personal hygiene frequent washing and drying and application of a cream. Prescription treatments maybe in tablet form.
In many cases, an anti-fungal cream will heal a chronic rash under the breasts of a diabetic. Check with your doctor to make sure the rash is fungal.
Diaper rash is usually a fungal infection. If it is severe, a doctor can prescribe an anti-fungal medication. Otherwise, just keep an over the counter diaper rash medication on it, and keep their diaper fresh.
Ringworm rash is caused by a fungal infection on the skin. The fungus thrives in warm and moist environments, leading to the development of the rash.
Fungal jock itch is "tinea cruris".
It may look like hives. A red rash with tiny bumps that may or may not be itchy.
Clotrimazole is an anti fungal drug and can be used to treat fungal infections of skin. But every fungal infection may not respond to it.
rash spots all over the body.
Yes, get an anti-fungal cream like Tinactin and apply daily for a week or so.
They are the same thing. Sounds like you need some anti-fungal cream or spray.
Could be ringworm, a fungal infection in which the 'sores' are a rash in the form of a circle, red inside, and whitish-grey around the ring. Some people have said that ringworm sores look like cigarette burns.
what does the rash look like? is it hundreds of tiny red bumps/ opr large patches of pink?
itchy sensation that forms a bump under the skin and then comes out like a bug bite