What is an Athletes Foot?
Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection of the skin. Symptoms include itching and redness between the toes, peeling of the bottom of the foot and dry flaky skin.
Fungi can be found everywhere in the environment and athlete’s foot occurs when the immune system allow fungi to infect the skin. Those at higher risk are diabetic, immunocompromised people and those frequently exposed to areas where fungi like to live – such as public showers or baths. Athletes Foot Treatment is available with at home options along with physician guided treatment options for severe and complicated cases.
Treatment Options
Treatment options vary with the severity of your athletes foot. After washing and drying your feet, apply an antifungal product. The antifungal terbinafine (Lamisil AT) has been shown to be very effective. Another option is clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF). You may need to experiment to find the product and formulation — ointment, gel, cream, lotion, powder or spray — that work for you. Commonly with severe cases of a fungal skin infection, cracks and fissures can occur in the skin exposing the tissue beneath which can complicate things with bleeding, and infection. A Diabetic dealing with Athletes Foot or other types of dermatitis or fungal skin infection needs to be very careful and seek care from a podiatrist ASAP for this condition.
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