Fungi are persistent and do not tend to disappear of their own accord. The best thing is to take immediate action. Luckily, it nowadays is no longer a problem to successfully treat fungal infections of the skin with modern local antifungal. The drugs are highly effective and well-tolerated. As the active ingredients are easily absorbed by the skin and successfully fight fungi there, the unpleasant symptoms accompanying a fungal infection, such as itching

and burning sensations, will already disappear within a few days.

Apart from treatment with drugs, upkeep of general standards of hygiene and removal of any existing risk factors that might favour an infection are of great importance. The antifungal should be applied not only until a weakening of symptoms sets in, but until the infection has been healed completely. Here, strict adherence to set procedures is important, as fungal infections like to return when treatment is broken off if insufficient or no preventive procedures are taken up. In general, therefore, treatment should be continued for roughly 2 weeks past the stage where all symptoms have disappeared.