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I am wondering why it itches from tinea pedis?
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Inflamation: The fungus creates an inflammatory reaction in the skin which creates itching.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Tinea pedis is: A fungus which is a living organism. It lives on skin by eating from the keratin layer of the skin. The body recognizes the fungus as a foreign body and as a result histamine gets released. Histamine causes certain reactions like itching, or sneezing, watery eyes...Many of the allergy like responses.
Answered 10/4/2016
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And, in addition: To what dr. Kass, said, the last thing you want to do with a tinea is scratch, which only helps spread the fungal spores.
Answered 2/3/2014
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