This makes it easier to view the fungus under the microscope. Special stains such as Parker's blue ink can the fungus even ...

Fungi are tiny organisms that you can only see through a microscope ... nail infection occurs when a fungus attacks a fingernail, a toenail, or the skin under the nail, called the nail bed.

They may scrape some debris from under a nail and look at it under a microscope or send it to a lab to determine what kind of infection you have. Treatment for a nail fungus may include topical ...

But the fungus thrives in any moist ... athlete's foot can be definitively diagnosed by examining a skin sample under a microscope, Rizzo says. When you have athlete's foot it can spread from ...

Your provider may also take a sample of your nail to examine it under a microscope ... from untreated mycosis nail fungus. A bacterial infection may spread to the skin (cellulitis), bone ...