It is often very itchy (see image).ĭiagnosis is usually made following examination of the skin by a doctor, and examining small samples of skin, hair or nail under the microscope, then by growing the fungus from the sample. The centre of the patch may appear to be normal skin (see image).Īppears as scaling or cracking of the skin, especially between the toes. The edge is usually reddened and may be dry and scaly or moist and crusted. (other than scalp, bearded areas and feet)Īppears as a flat, spreading ring-shaped lesion. Cheesy material forms beneath the nail or the nail becomes chalky and disintegrates (see image).
The nail gradually thickens, becomes discoloured (white or yellowish) and brittle.
Usually involves one or more nails of the hands and feet, most often the feet. Infected hairs become brittle and break off easily (see image). Often these infections are localised to specific parts of the body: Scalp and beardīegins as a small pimple which spreads outwards, leaving a scaly hairless patch. People shed tiny pieces of skin all the time and if these contain a small amount of the fungus, it is able to survive in the environment and cause infection in someone else. Shared changing rooms and showers are often a source of tinea, while some infections are spread by sharing of items such as towels. Infections are spread by direct skin contact (with humans or animals), or indirectly from contaminated articles on floors or in the soil. They are superficial infections of the skin, hair or nails caused by a variety of fungi which otherwise live in the soil, on animals, or sometimes only on people. Fungal infections of the hair, skin or nails - including symptoms, treatment and prevention On this pageįungal infections are commonly called 'ringworm' but are not caused by worms.
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