Fungus represents one of the most common foot health problems. Especially during the summer season, when they proliferate more easily thanks to high temperatures, heat and sweat, which create the ideal conditions for them to appear. Although they can do it at any time of the year. Foot fungus is the consequence of mycosis, an infectious disease that gives rise to different types.
Their characteristics are different, but their symptoms have much in common. A continuous itching or burning sensation, inflammation and redness in the area where the fungus is found. Nails in yellowish tones that sometimes become thicker than usual. Bad smell. And cracking of the feet due to dryness, which can cause the skin to flake and end up falling off. These are sure signs of a fungus, although it's important to find out what kind it is.
Usually, podiatrists must attend to cases of patients who come to their office with a problem of foot fungus, acquired due to problems such as excessive sweating or contagion, for example, in shared showers. Among the different classes that exist, these four are the most common that they must face.
