Do I have fungus?

[AaronAmerica]

I already had toe nail fungus and took lamisil for 90 days, then was diagnosed with versicolor, took 2 different sets of pills for two months and used some spray, then everything was okay. Now I have red marks (versicolor) again on my stomach and I am starting to wonder if i have more fungus on my legs and arms because my hair breaks and i have pimple like things on my arms and legs (look like ingrowns) and I also am losing more hair than normal and I have a patch of hair that is missing...not too bad though and its slowly growing back. But what I have on my legs and arms ends up looking like broken hair or even dots, this is on my lower back too...the dark dots where hair used to be.  What can I do?  Help please

[AaronAmerica]

You mean I have to take pills?  Like which ones?  I know Lamisil is an antifungal but I already took that before would it help to take it again?  Does this ever go away?

Thanks for you help

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

You are correct in thinking that this is another form of the fungal infection. This is called as Tinea and is caused by some fungal organisms which are transmitted from man to man or from animals  to man.

The treatment for such infections is a course of anti-fungals which may be need to be taken for some time as well as the use of topical ointments. It is also likely that you may reinfected yourself through the use of the clothes and other personal items.

Hope this helped you. Let me know if you may need any more help