Cases of trichophyton indotineae - a drug-resistant fungal infection that causes unsightly skin lesions all over the body - have surged by 500% with the fungus becoming 'a really big problem' The infection causes skin lesions all over the body (Image: MDPI)

A drug-resistant 'super fungus' that targets the groin and bum is spreading rapidly across Britain. Cases of trichophyton indotineae - which triggers unsightly, stubborn skin lesions all over the body - are now rocketing in the UK, despite being virtually unknown just a few years ago.

Cases have surged by 500% in the past three years, with one fungus expert describing it as "a really big problem".

The infection is triggered by a highly contagious fungus and is typically caught through direct skin contact with somebody who

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