Does foot fungus grow on the hands?

Tinea pedis is also known as tinea pedis, because tinea pedis is a fungal infection of the skin of the feet leading to skin disease, infectious, so it may grow on the hands. The skin disease caused by fungal infection of the hand is also known as ringworm, may be caused by contact with the hand after tinea pedis affected limbs, mainly involving interphalangeal, palm of the hand, when serious, can spread to the back of the hand and wrist, the affected area can appear blisters, flaking, skin roughness and thickening and other lesions. Patients infected with tinea versicolor can use topical antifungal drugs under the guidance of a doctor, such as clotrimazole, naftifine, amorolfine, etc.; keratinized scaly parts can be used externally to exfoliate agents, such as salicylic acid, etc.; the serious need for oral antifungal drugs, such as terbinafine, itraconazole, etc. for treatment. It is recommended that patients follow the doctor’s instructions, regular quantitative medication, do not change the dose of drugs or private abuse of drugs, so as not to affect the therapeutic effect, to keep the hands dry in life, the hands should be washed in a timely manner after drying between the fingers, to avoid the hands for a long time immersed in water, as far as possible, the use of running water to wash their hands and faces, washbasin and wash the basin separate from the use of the foot basin, and so on.