What is Vesicular Athletes Foot?
The fungus which causes athlete’s foot can often aggravate to a condition known as an acute vesicular athlete’s foot infection. However, this is the least common type of athlete’s foot infection. Symptoms: This is characterized by the almost sudden eruption of blisters and sores on the instep of the foot. The person is usually unaware of the existence of Athlete’s foot until these symptoms develop. If the infection is left untreated, secondary bacterial infection can accompany the fungal infection. Cause: These blisters are caused due to an allergic reaction to the fungus on the foot and are known as an id reaction. Fungus is usually present on the surface of the skin. However, due to certain factors these fungi get converted to pathogens. When the antibodies try to counter these pathogens, blisters develop as a side effect. The blisters can also appear on other parts of the body such as hands, chest etc. It often originates in people who have a chronic inter-digital toe web infection.
