How bad can mud fever progress?
Stockholm tar is not an appropriate treatment. Mud fever is caused by a bacterium called dermatophilus congolensis. It can also be spread to humans so take precautions. Secondary infections can also develop and they may be fungal or bacterial. The microbes are anaerobic, so exposure to air is what you need to accomplish. Stockholm tar just provides an airless environment where the microbes can thrive. The infection is self limiting, meaning it will eventually resolve on its own without any treatment. Often people think a treatment has worked when in fact, the infection just resolved on its own. Any treatment that takes two weeks to resolve it is not working. The bacteria live dormant in skin and can activate and form lesions whenever skin integrity is compromised by abrasion or prolonged exposure to damp conditions, etc. The bacteria have never been isolated in soil, so the name mud fever is misleading. Damp, dark conditions are what allow the bacteria to become active, but they are al
