Why may I need a fungal culture for athlete's foot?

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    Healthwise answered:

    A fungal culture may be done to find out the cause of cracking, scaling, peeling or blistered skin, or to find out why there is an area of persistent irritation (and sometimes redness) on the feet. The presence of fungi suggests that the condition is athlete's foot (tinea pedis).

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    A fungal culture may be done to find out the cause of cracking, scaling, peeling or blistered skin, or to find out why there is an area of persistent irritation (and sometimes redness) on the feet. The presence of fungi suggests that the condition... More