My symptoms, however, worsened in that other toes from the same foot started to get inflamed and have reddish/purple patches appear
on them. Subsequently, after a few days, the
toes on my opposite foot started to show the same symptoms. Also, when I press on these patches, their color changes to what normal skin looks like.
I went to a dermatologist who diagnosed me with athlete’s foot. (He didn’t order any tests or anything of that nature, but simply looked at my feet.