Can excessive sweating cause a fungal infection on the skin?
1. Introduction Excessive sweating directly promotes the development of superficial fungal infections by degrading the structural integrity of the skin barrier and creating a highly favorable microenvironment for microbial proliferation. Fungal organisms, including dermatophytes and yeasts, require warmth, darkness, and profound, continuous moisture to transition from dormant commensals into aggressive, tissue-invading pathogens. When hyperhidrosis continually … Read more