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My son has a fungus infection on his hand that turned to blisters, the doc prescribed cream, how long does it take to heal?

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

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Weeks: some fungal rashes may take several weeks to resolve others resolve quicker.

Dr Krishnamurthy agreed

Answered 4/19/2015

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It can take weeks.: make sure it is not secondarily infected with a bacteria.

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