Skin Diseases

Athlete’s foot or tinea pedisis a parasitic fungal infection of the skin of the foot. It is typically caused by a mold that grows on the surface of the skin and then grows into the living skin tissue itself, causing the infection. It usually occurs between the toes.

Athlete foot’s Symptoms

Athlete’s foot causes scaling, flaking and itching of the affected skin. Blisters and cracked skin may also occur, leading to exposed raw tissue, pain, swelling and inflammation. The infection can be spread to other areas of the body, such as the armpits, knees, elbows, and the groin, and usually is called by a different name once it spreads such as tinea cruris or jock itch for an infection of the skin and groin.

Athlete’s Foot Causes

• Most of people get infection by walking barefoot over wet around the public shower, locker rooms or swimming pools area.

Athlete Foot Prevention

Bathroom hygiene

• Make sure to spray tub and bathroom floor with disinfectant after each use to help prevent infection of other household members.

Avoid sharing

• Wear shower shoes or sandals in locker rooms, public showers, and public baths.
• Wash feet, particularly between the toes, with soap and dry thoroughly after bathing or showering.
• If you have experienced an infection previously, you may want to treat your feet and shoes with over the counter anti-fungal sprays after using public facilities.
• Try to limit the amount that your feet sweat by wearing open-toed shoes when possible and by removing your shoes when at home.
• Keep shoes dry by wearing a different pair each day.
• Change socks and shoes after exercise.

Athlete’s Foot Treatment

• Change socks daily, and try to alternate shoes on different days, to allow the shoes to fully dry out. Spray shoes with over-the-counter anti-fungal athlete’s foot products after each use.
• Spray tub and bathroom floor with disinfectant after each use to help prevent reinfection and infection of other household members.
• Change socks daily, and try to alternate shoes on different days, to allow the shoes to fully dry out. Spray shoes with over-the-counter anti-fungal athlete’s foot products after each use.
• The infection is often treated with topical antifungal agents such as miconazole, itraconazole, terbinafine, ketaconazole, sertaconazole, and a keratolytic such as salicylic acid infection of other household members.
• Washing sheets, towels, socks, underwear, and bed clothes at 60 °C (140 °F) will also help prevent any reinfection. Change towels and bed sheets at least once per week.

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