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(a)
To determine:
Are the symptoms show up in man, of athlete’s foot disease and what are the tests that can be performed in the lab to determine the disease and its causative agent. What are the treatments for the disease and if more than one fungal species are found then given medication will be same or will vary.
Case summary:
A 30 years old man is suffering from itching, redness, and peeling of the skin of sole of feet. He is a sports person and concludes that he is having athlete’s foot disease. Even after using antifungal medication he is suffering from situations such as, yellow thicken toenails which are detaching from the nail bed.
(b)
To determine:
What is the treatment for diagnosed disease and if two fungal species caused the disease then will the medication be same or different.
Case summary:
A 30 years old man is suffering from itching, redness, and peeling of the skin of sole of feet. He is a sports person and concludes that he is having athlete’s foot disease. Even after using antifungal medication he is suffering from situations such as, yellow thicken toenails which are detaching from the nail bed.
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