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Suggest Remedy For Fungal Skin Infections

i seem to have got a fungal infection on the back side of my neck. seemed like a ring worm thing so i used b-tex but the result was that now it has increased and spread all over the neck. and it is not in oval shape any more, like ring worms.
kindly suggest
Wed, 2 Sep 2015
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General & Family Physician 's  Response
Hello,
Welcome to Health Care Magic. I read carefully your query and I understand your concern.
Your problem description is clear ,you have a fungal skin infection, first of all I recommend you to go to a dermatologist for a specialist treatment, because this infection have a long live and they can go with the treatment but usually they are repeated infection. My other recommendation is to have an accurate hygiene, you should avoid the contact with the other towel of your family and if you have another person that have fungal infection you should cure at the same time for have more effect the cure, because the spores distribution can repeat the infections even if you will be cured.
The treatment of this infection begin with a well diagnosed problem, so you should go to the dermatologist and there he/she will take a fragment of your infected skin and sent it to a laboratory for testing and confirm the diagnose, after taken the result you will be prescribed anti fungal topical treatments like Ketokonazol 2% cream or other, if your fungal infection have a large area affected skin or if you will don’t work the topical treatment you should take anti fungal tablets, that can occasionally cause side effects like stomach problems, skin irritation and during this treatment you should monitor your liver functional test. If your symptoms disappear its important continuing the treatment up to two weeks, because if you interrupts them probably the infections has more trend to repeat or being resistant for the medication you take.
Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions.
Kind regard,
Dr .Marsida JANKO
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Nephrologist Dr. Jay Patel's  Response
Hello Welcome to Health Care Magic.
Don't worry much. Stay calm.
fungal infection has tendency for recurrence. Take oral antifungal tablets along with local application of antifungal cream. take proper rest with good food to boost immunity.

Hope this information helps you.
Best wishes.
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Suggest Remedy For Fungal Skin Infections

Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic. I read carefully your query and I understand your concern. Your problem description is clear ,you have a fungal skin infection, first of all I recommend you to go to a dermatologist for a specialist treatment, because this infection have a long live and they can go with the treatment but usually they are repeated infection. My other recommendation is to have an accurate hygiene, you should avoid the contact with the other towel of your family and if you have another person that have fungal infection you should cure at the same time for have more effect the cure, because the spores distribution can repeat the infections even if you will be cured. The treatment of this infection begin with a well diagnosed problem, so you should go to the dermatologist and there he/she will take a fragment of your infected skin and sent it to a laboratory for testing and confirm the diagnose, after taken the result you will be prescribed anti fungal topical treatments like Ketokonazol 2% cream or other, if your fungal infection have a large area affected skin or if you will don’t work the topical treatment you should take anti fungal tablets, that can occasionally cause side effects like stomach problems, skin irritation and during this treatment you should monitor your liver functional test. If your symptoms disappear its important continuing the treatment up to two weeks, because if you interrupts them probably the infections has more trend to repeat or being resistant for the medication you take. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your questions. Kind regard, Dr .Marsida JANKO