This is because the warm and humid environment provides good conditions for fungi to grow and multiply. The sweat glands of the feet are more developed, and the shoes and socks make it difficult for sweat to evaporate, so the local temperature is higher and fungi can multiply. If you don’t wash your feet often or if your feet sweat a lot, it is easier for fungi to grow and multiply. What is tinea capitis? Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection that occurs on the skin between the palms, plantars and fingers and toes. What are the causes and routes of infection of tinea capitis? The main causative agents are Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton spp. and Trichophyton floccosum, while Candida albicans is not uncommon in recent years. Tinea capitis can also be spread at home by sharing basins, footbaths, foot towels, hand towels, slippers and bath tubs. What are the clinical manifestations and types of tinea capitis? Tinea pedis is commonly known as “athlete’s foot”, also known as foot fungus and foot dampness. The symptoms are blisters between the toes, peeling skin, or white, wet, soft skin, or vesicles or thickened, rough, cracked skin. Therefore, it is often accompanied by secondary infection, resulting in localized pus, redness, swelling, pain, enlarged inguinal lymph nodes, and even the formation of calf dermatitis and cellulitis. It can be classified into five clinical types: hyperkeratosis, papulosquamous, blistering, interdigital eruption, and tinea corporis, and can also occur in mixed forms. Tinea corporis (ringworm) occurs most often from direct contact with the hands from scratching tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea capitis, etc. It can be clinically classified as blistering and scaling type and keratinized thickening type. If the fungus grows on the finger (toe) nail, it becomes onychomycosis (gray nail), which is more stubborn than onychomycosis. How can I tell if I have tinea capitis? Before we proceed with tinea capitis treatment, we should first confirm whether we have tinea capitis? In typical cases, the diagnosis can be made directly based on clinical manifestations. If you need to confirm the diagnosis, you can scrape the scales from the affected area and put them under a microscope to be able to see the branched separated mycelium, but the direct microscopic positive rate of tinea capitis is relatively low for the keratosis thickening type, so you should repeat the examination, take the scales or herpes fluid and inoculate them on sand agar, keep them warm and culture them, and within 2 weeks there is colony growth, and the strain can be identified based on the colony morphology and microscopic characteristics. How should ringworm be treated? The most common treatment for tinea capitis is topical drugs, such as clotrimazole, miconazole (trade names such as Dacronin), ketoconazole (trade names such as Pikangwang), econazole (trade names such as Pirexon), bifenazole (trade names such as Meclizine), terbinafine (trade names such as Lamictal, Tinker), naftifine, etc. These The ingredients can thoroughly kill the fungus, but also can effectively penetrate into the deep skin, adhere to the use, the effect is good. For patients with eczema, a combination of antifungal drugs and steroid corticosteroids can also be used for topical treatment. The choice of topical formulations varies for different clinical types of tinea capitis, so consult your local dermatologist for details. If the condition is severe, long-lasting, or if topical treatment is ineffective, patients may take oral fluconazole 50 mg daily or 150 mg weekly in a single dose for 2-4 weeks, itraconazole 200 mg daily in a single dose for 1-2 weeks, and terbinafine 250 mg daily in a single dose for 1-2 weeks. How to prevent tinea pedis? To prevent ringworm, you should wash your feet regularly, change your shoes and socks, keep your shoes ventilated and dry, don’t wear other people’s shoes and socks, and don’t share towels, bath towels, or basins with other people. If you have ringworm in other parts of your body, such as ringworm, ringworm, etc., you should also treat it at the same time.