Fungal Nail Infection
In the case of non-treated or unattended an athlete’s foot infection, the infection may spread to toenails. The infection of fungus on the nail causes it to become discolored, thick, and brittle. Nailbed or the skin under the nail gets swollen, or it may hurt badly. The usage of antifungal ointments and medicines can cure the infection quickly. Antifungal nail paints are also available to apply to the infected nail. If there is no optimal treatment of the infection, then it can create severe pain, and toenail infection will make it very hard to put shoes on or even to walk. Fungal infections sometimes take more time to heal than other infections.
Athlete’s foot infection is capable of spreading to other parts of the body quickly. If a person having an athlete’s foot scratches the infected area with hands, chances are high, that infection may reside in the hands too. Towels, clothes, shoes, socks are the medium through which the infection travels. The spreading of infection is:
- Infection in the nails is tinea unguis
- Infection in the groin area (genitals, buttocks, and inner thighs) caused by tinea cruris.
- Infection in other areas of the skin is tinea corporis.
- The infection, which results from the invasion of bacteria and yeast, is known as secondary bacterial infections. These infections create comforts like pus flowing out of the infections, fever, inflammation, swelling, and pain.