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Is this a Fungal Infection?

Skin Health | Last Active: Jun 20, 2021 | Replies (5)

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Hi @josuew4 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! In this community based forum, we’re not medical professionals so we can’t diagnose health problems or prescribe treatments.

Oh gosh, those are some nasty looking spots. Are the areas itchy or painful? Have they enlarged in size since you first discovered them? Have you been in contact with any plants or insect bites? Any possibility of being exposed to ticks?

The fact that you’re using an antifungal cream and it’s not working would have me heading to my physician to get a professional opinion. Especially if this has been going on for 3-4 weeks.

Rashes can be difficult to diagnose. If it’s a not fungal rash, sometimes an anti inflammatory/steroid topical cream can help sooth the rash. But really, it would warrant a trip to the clinic to get a professional diagnosis.

Will you let us know how it turns out please? Sharing experiences such as yours will be able to help other members in the future.

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Yes it is quite itchy, now one of the rashes originated where there was a mosquito bite, but the other one was a simple cut, but no I have not had any contacts with ticks.
And yes, after I first found them they grew and after I used the anti fungal cream they seemed to stop and then grow a bit more, but I checked the instructions and I was using the cream incorrectly and I changed it 3 days ago, since then it appears they have not grown more, but I am unsure.