What are the most effective treatments for athlete's foot in children?

Because the baby's own resistance is still relatively weak, it is easy to be disturbed by external pathogens. In some families, parents suffer from athlete's foot, and naughty babies like to run around in adult slippers, so athlete's foot may be transmitted to the baby. Seeing blisters and peeling on the baby's feet, parents will feel very distressed. So what is the most effective treatment for children with athlete's foot?

Athlete's foot is medically known as "tinea pedis", which is mainly caused by fungal infection, and fungi like high temperatures. The parts of the body with the highest temperature are the neck and the hollows of the thighs, while the temperature between children's toes is no lower than that of these parts, making it more prone to fungus growth than that of adults.

To prevent athlete's foot, we need parents to do well in all aspects. Babies and parents live in the same space, and contact between daily necessities is inevitable. We hope that parents of children with athlete's foot will try their best to keep adults' daily necessities separate from children's. Don't let children play with adults' slippers, use adults' towels and foot basins, and don't wash adult and children's clothes together. Especially when the skin on the child's feet is damaged, do not let the child be exposed to fungi and contract athlete's foot.

In addition, parents should clean the house and wash clothes frequently, help their children clean their foot wounds every day, and keep their feet dry. After the children take a bath and wash their feet, parents should use cotton swabs to wipe the water between their toes. In autumn, parents should put thin cotton socks on babies or young children because cotton socks can easily absorb the sweat from their little feet. If your child's feet sweat a lot, change his socks every day and take out his insoles to dry frequently. When it comes to children's clothing, we hope that you can try to choose shoes with good breathability for your children. Both cloth shoes and leather shoes are more suitable for children. Never buy small boots.

The above is the most effective treatment method for athlete's foot in children introduced by the editor. If parents suffer from athlete's foot, they must pay attention to all aspects of life to prevent their children from being infected. If a child already has athlete's foot, he or she must go to the hospital for timely treatment and receive medication under the guidance of a doctor.