„Vermeiden Sie Hautkontakt“, warnten die Briten – da sich der „Superpilz“, der Leistengegend und Po befällt, „schnell ausbreitet“

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/37422547/super-fungus-attacks-groin-bum-spreading-uk/

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    1. TellMeManyStories on

      Is this another one of those things that is practically only spread by sexual contact, but no expert wants to say that?

    2. So it’s a parasitical mould that thrives by being an irritating taint?

      Petition to name it Cordenceps.

    3. Cannaewulnaewidnae on

      >*^(Avoid skin-to-skin contact)*

      Users of Reddit are not at risk from this fungus

    4. It’s not just these areas, it’s also causing bad nail disease. The problem has been caused by unregulated pharmaceutical drug selling in other countries- people buying the antifungal drugs without prescription which has allowed resistant fungi to develop. Until the last couple of years, almost all trichophyton fungi were super responsive to terbinafine but this strain is now resistant.

    5. I’ve just realised that I have this

      I caught athletes foot from a lodger I used to have, and while I used anti-fungal cream and bleached floors/bath tub it always seemed to come back.

      Admittedly I would find myself itching my feet, then obviously as a man’s hands wander, I would scratch my balls or ass.

      My ass, groin, balls and thighs have been itching for about a year. I’ve used anti-fungal cream in the affected areas plenty of times and it never seemed to go away, while the athletes foot has.

      I’ve only had sexual contact with women, and not since my groin area was itching.

      I’ve had bigger problems since then so going to the doctors was not my priority, though I may have to get this checked out.

    6. T. Indotinae. First isolated in India but now spread globally. Part of the dermatophytes and closely related to T. mentagrophytes.

      Causes standard ringworm, athletes foot and jock itch infections but can infect nails and possibly hair.

      Fungal infection developes as a scaly red rash that slowly expands. First line treatment is terbinafine which is common in most over the counter fungal creams. Treatment usually fails due to resistance gene but some isolates are susceptible.

      If treatment fails after 2-3 weeks of application e.g. Does not go away or gets worse, see your GP to get a skin scraping or nail sample sent to the pathology lab for fungal identification.

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