The problem of “tinea pedis” is that during the hot summer months, many people begin to experience a strange itch between their toes, and this itch must be tolerated but not scratched under certain unsuitable circumstances, but it is true that such scratching cannot be tolerated, and it is difficult to tolerate the scratching but cannot be scratched, and the taste of this cannot be experienced and known by outsiders. The feeling of not being able to scratch is something that outsiders cannot know. Needless to say, this itchy disease between the toes, we can all easily think of it —- this, is “foot odor”. Yes, “foot fungus” is the common name for this disease. It also has a number of folk names, such as “foot dampness” and “athlete’s foot” (this disease is not associated with Hong Kong, only the common name), in fact, it is the medical name of the disease: “tinea pedis “The disease is caused by a superficial skin fungus. It is a foot disease caused by a superficial fungal infection of the skin on the toe, side or bottom of the foot, and has the highest incidence of infectious skin disease in the summer. Its specific manifestations are: full of feet peeling, or dry skin, flaking slightly itchy, winter cracks, summer blistering. There is also a manifestation of white impregnation between the toes, erosion and running water. It is true that in summer, when the feet sweat a lot and the ringworm bacteria are active, ringworm is a common period and should be prevented and treated urgently.
It is often said that the hands are the second face of a person, and the face is known when you look at the hands. It can be said that the hands are important. However, for the feet, many people tend to ignore it and do not pay attention to it. In fact, hands and feet, in terms of seniority, the foot should belong to the third face of man. Unlike the hands, the feet are mostly covered in shoes and socks and do not often show their faces. Because of the environment, ringworm can easily grow.
I remember once a fashionable lady came to the dermatology department to see her head and face in a style that was beyond the reach of the nurses present, but when asked to describe the purpose of her visit, she hesitated to take off her shoes and socks; when she showed her feet, she saw that they were full of peeling skin, red and white, which was unbearable. It turned out that she was suffering from tinea pedis.
This woman went to the hospital because her feet were too much for her to bear. It’s true that many people don’t pay much attention to ringworm; they even think that if you have ringworm, there is a place for the poisonous gas in your body to come out, and you will get sick if you can’t. In fact, this is a fallacy. See: tinea pedis breaks down and can easily cause infection. A common example of this is tinea versicolor, which is a red, swollen, and painful skin on the lower extremities and an elevated body temperature. At this point, antibiotics that do not make the foot “bright” may also lead to more serious consequences. In addition, if you touch the ringworm with your hands, the fungus will infect where the infected hands touch. If ringworm is not treated in a timely manner, it can easily deteriorate into cellulitis, which is a more serious infection because bacteria can penetrate into the bloodstream at any time and cause toxemia, which can be life-threatening.
In fact, the impact of tinea pedis on the quality of life cannot be underestimated. Not only do people with tinea pedis feel uncomfortable with their feet, but they also feel inferior when they are in public places (as in the example above). As people’s health requirements continue to improve, the prevention and treatment of tinea pedis is bound to attract greater attention.
Summer is the season when tinea pedis is highly susceptible to infection and recurrence, and it is an extremely common infectious skin disease in summer dermatology clinics. So, how should we prevent tinea pedis from occurring?
Tinea pedis is mainly related to the environment in which it occurs. It is easy to prevent tinea pedis from occurring. For example, if you have tinea pedis, you should change your socks every day and avoid wearing sneakers or boots to reduce the accumulation of sweat on the soles of your feet and toes so that the fungus does not have a chance to grow. Use hot water to soak your feet at night. Foot wash basin and towel should be dedicated. Dry your feet with a towel after washing. When you find some itching between your toes or on the bottom of your feet, rub them with ringworm medication in a timely manner. When you have clinically significant symptoms, you should stick to the medication and never fish for three days and ignore your feet. It is worth reminding that diabetic patients have a higher chance of developing tinea pedis than normal people because of poor blood circulation in their feet, and if it is treated as a general dermatitis and steroid medication is applied, it may also cause serious consequences.
Indeed, it is perfectly possible to cure tinea pedis by treating it seriously and promptly. While giving treatment to tinea pedis, it is also important to pay attention to the following aspects: 1, seriously do a good job of disinfection, tinea pedis is often reoccurring after the cure, shoes and socks should often smothered with 30% formalin solution.
2.Strictly implement the isolation system. Foot cloths and slippers in the bathroom should be used separately and should not be borrowed from each other.
3, keep the feet dry, wear less rubber shoes, sneakers, do not wear non-breathable shoes and socks, can often spray some talcum powder into the shoes and toe seams, keep the feet often dry.
4. You should wash your feet and dry them regularly every day, which also has a positive preventive effect.
Likewise, the occurrence of tinea pedis should be treated with medication at the same time. In addition to doing the above prevention work, the next step is of course to treat it properly.
Treatment can be simply divided into applying and taking oral fungicidal medications: Generally, applying the proper fungicidal medication is enough to solve the problem; your dermatologist has the expertise in this area and you need a little more persistence; whether you itch or not, you should rub the medication morning and night until your skin looks completely normal, and then still rub it for two more weeks. There are a variety of medications available to treat tinea pedis. The most commonly used topical medications are the azoles, such as econazole and miconazole; non-azoles, such as ciclopirox, are definitely effective, but the course of treatment for tinea pedis is longer. For more serious cases, oral medications such as itraconazole capsules and terbinafine tablets are preferred for the treatment of tinea pedis, as these medications have a shorter course of treatment and are definitely effective in curing tinea pedis completely.
All in all, if you have tinea pedis, if you can prevent and control it, and if you keep on treating it over time, your feet will definitely be beautiful and radiant. At that time, everywhere you go, you will dare to show your beautiful and healthy feet.