“How is the fungal infection of a toe diagnosed?”
I am a 30-year-old male and I believe I have a fungal infection on my toe. How is the fungal infection of a toe diagnosed?
2 Answers
Fungal infection on the toe is diagnosed by scrapping the skin and send it to the laboratory to identify the fungus under the microscope. The podiatrist and physician know by the clinical presentation, and they will scrape the area, send it to the lab for confirmation. Thank you.
The definitive way of diagnosing a fungal infection on a toe is to do a culture or a biopsy; however, that is often not necessary. If you are talking about a fungal skin infection, in most cases you can simply treat it empirically with over-the-counter anti-fungal medications, and it will usually respond. If you are talking about a nail infection, if it is minor you can do the same thing, but if it is more established, then you will require a biopsy/culture and prescription medication
