What to do if your child has athlete's foot and cracks

Athlete's foot is a very common phenomenon in daily life. Generally, most of the causes of athlete's foot are caused by fungal infections. Athlete's foot must be treated in time. If not treated in time, cracks will appear on the feet. Cracks on the feet caused by athlete's foot must be treated as soon as possible. It is best to use medication under the guidance of a doctor. During the treatment period, you must pay attention to the breathability of your feet during rest, and you also need to keep your feet clean.

The best way to treat athlete's foot

Cut off the source of infection: dry and disinfect shoes and socks

In fact, many people see results after applying some medicines, but why does it relapse after the medicine is stopped? In fact, this is because we have not cut off the source of infection at all. There will be fungi in the shoes and socks that we have used before. We must thoroughly disinfect them. At the same time, we must also pay attention to keeping shoes and socks dry in life, otherwise the feet will sweat and breed bacteria, which will also cause relapses.

If you have athlete's foot, you can buy a dryer to disinfect it. This can cut off the source of bacteria and help you recover better.

First of all, athlete's foot will definitely be caused by the shoes and socks you wear. Because the feet sweat, the sweat cannot be dissipated, and over a long period of time it will cause athlete's foot. So at this time we can change into breathable shoes and socks, which can effectively help us treat athlete's foot.

At the same time, when you are in public places, do not use shoes and socks used by others to avoid infection.

Western medicine treatment: foot bath, ointment application

Allylamine, salicylic acid preparations or imidazole solutions or creams can all treat athlete's foot. Use them once or twice a day for two weeks and continue using them for two courses to be effective. The specific treatment method is to put potassium permanganate solution into water, soak your feet, then apply gentian violet or athlete's foot powder, and then apply ointment after the feet are dry. If it is keratotic athlete's foot, you can also wrap your feet with plastic wrap after applying the ointment to facilitate the peeling of the thick skin on your feet.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment: Acupuncture

Western medicine is very effective in treating athlete's foot at first, but it is not easy to eradicate it. After athlete's foot recurs, taking the medicine again may be effective, but the human body will gradually develop drug resistance. Therefore, the effect is very good when combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Patients with athlete's foot can try it and see how effective it is.

Select acupoints such as Zusanli, Xuanzhong, Sanyinjiao, Yanglingquan, etc., and match the acupoints according to the constitution and symptoms. If the spleen and stomach are weak, add Pishu and Weishu. If there is numbness in the feet, take Bafeng and Taibai. If there is beriberi affecting the heart, use Xinmu and Juque points, which have the effect of relieving restlessness and fullness. For patients with excess symptoms, acupuncture and moxibustion are used for purgation, while for patients with deficiency symptoms, tonification is mostly used.

In addition to acupuncture, there are also electromoxibustion and water needle treatment methods, which work on the same principle.

Four major symptoms of athlete's foot

1. Symptoms of fungal athlete's foot

It often occurs between the third and fourth, and between the fourth and fifth toes. Initially, the spaces between the toes are damp and whitish, and after drying and scaling, the scaly skin is peeled off to reveal a moist, flushed erosive surface that is extremely itchy and prone to secondary infection.

2. Symptoms of blister-type athlete's foot

It often occurs on the edge of the foot. Initially, they appear as small blisters with thick and full walls. Some of them may merge into large blisters. The blister fluid is transparent and there is no redness around them. The patient feels extremely itchy, and scratching often leads to secondary infection, such as tinea pedis, erysipelas, lymphangitis, etc.

3. Symptoms of keratotic athlete's foot

It often occurs on the heel. Because fungal athlete's foot is not cured, multiple bacteria infection becomes tinea pedis, which causes the skin to become rough, thick and dry, with keratinization and desquamation, itching, and easy cracking. This type of disease has no blisters or suppuration, and the course of the disease is slow and does not heal for many years.

4. Symptoms of erosive athlete's foot

It manifests as local softening and whitening of the epidermal stratum corneum. Due to constant friction when walking, the epidermis falls off, revealing a bright red eroded surface; in severe cases, the skin between the toes and the junction of the toes and the soles of the feet can be affected, with severe itching, mostly between the 3rd, 4th, and 5th toes. Common in people with excessive sweating.