Fungal infections of the skin, also known as “mycoses“, are common and generally mild. In some people with suppressed immunity, however, they can cause serious harm to the body.

The most common skin fungi are dermatophytes, yeasts and moulds.

Contamination occurs on contact with an infected animal or soil, and in some cases the skin-populating fungus itself is activated due to immunity suppression.

Favorable factors for the development of infection are heat, moisture and reduced skin acidity. The fungus begins to multiply, forming characteristic reddish, scaly patches. In the absence of favourable conditions for their development, the fungi change into inactive, resistant forms known as ‘spores‘. In this form, they can remain for a long time, waiting for favorable factors for reactivation of infection.

Apart from the skin, fungal infection can affect the nails, hair and mucous membranes. Symptoms are discoloration, thickening and deformation of the nail, circular hair fall and whitish spots on the mucous membranes.