What does athlete’s foot look like?
A foot affected by the athlete’s foot disease may appear red, having peeling and dry skin spots. Occasionally those dry skin spots can reach onto various parts of the foot especially its sides and top areas. Usually the rash can be found on either of the feet and between fingers having some moisture, flaking, and dry peel. And the other annoying sign of the athlete’s foot presence is its unbearable itchiness it can cause.
The three usual kinds of athlete’s foot.
1. “moccasin” type affecting feet individually
2. “interdigital” type affecting the toes in between
3. Blisters caused by inflammation and irritation
The severe cases of athlete’s foot may cause blisters medically known as bullous tinea pedis. These are thick pieces of dry, red skin. At times it may even appear quite harmless as mild dry skin with no inflammation.
Athlete’s foot can appear as a rash on either of the feet and even spread to hands. Fungus infections on the hand are medically known as tinea manuum.
Athlete’s foot can also co-exist with ringworm, the disease that mostly affects men. It is advisable not to ignore any signs of fungal groin rash such as tinea cruris and you should always examine your feet whenever such rash is present. It is vital to remedy all the areas affected by the fungal infection at same time in order to further spread and repeat infection.