It often contains fluid or pus, but may also be dry and scaly or moist and crusted. Single or multiple rings may appear. The centre of the patch may appear to be healing. This condition begins as a small pimple. It spreads outward leaving fine, scaly patches of temporary baldness.
Infected hairs become brittle and break off easily.
The characteristics of this common condition are scaling or cracking of the skin, especially between the toes, or blisters containing a thin watery fluid. This condition tends to be a long-term fungal disease and is difficult to treat. It usually affects one or more nails of the hands or feet. The nail gradually thickens and becomes discoloured and brittle. Cheesy-looking material forms beneath the nail, or the nail becomes chalky and disintegrates.