Foot odor can be related to excessive sweating, athlete’s foot, or hyperhidrosis, etc. It should not be simply soaked in medicated water, and it is recommended to help alleviate the problem through general treatment, topical medication, or systemic medication.
1. Excessive sweating: located in a hot and humid environment or strenuous exercise, can cause excessive sweating, shoes and socks are not breathable, can produce foot odor, it is recommended to wash the feet, change shoes and socks diligently.
2. Tinea pedis: it is a disease caused by dermatophyte infection of the feet, when the feet are moist and warm, the fungus is easy to grow and reproduce, which can cause skin erosion between the toes, accompanied by bad smell, we should pay attention to personal hygiene, wear breathable shoes and socks, oral itraconazole, topical amorphophane ointment and other antifungal drug treatment.
3. Hyperhidrosis: can be due to a variety of factors, endocrine disorders (such as hyperthyroidism, diabetes mellitus), neurological disorders (such as concussion) or mental sweating are the cause of the disease, for systemic diseases should be treated for systemic diseases, local hyperhidrosis can be used as a topical aluminum chloride solution, tannic acid solution or alum solution.
Need to get rid of foot odor, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, do not self-medication.