What should girls do if they have athlete's foot

Anyone can get athlete's foot. It is contagious. Even if you pay attention to personal foot hygiene, you may be infected if someone else is sick. As a woman, suffering from athlete's foot is a very embarrassing thing, and we naturally have to endure the pain it brings us. Like all patients, the treatment method is the most concerning thing. So, what should girls do if they have athlete’s foot?

1. Erosion and exudation between toes

Do not use strongly irritating medicines externally, and do not apply creams or ointments immediately. The wound should be allowed to dry first before applying any medicine.

You can use 1:8000 potassium permanganate solution (take the powder and dissolve it in warm water until the water turns light pink. The color should not be too dark. Too high a concentration will corrode the skin) for wet compress, then apply oil or powder externally. After the skin is dry, use creams or ointments such as Make.

2. Severe skin keratinization and thickening

Antifungal drugs are difficult to penetrate and absorb. You can first use 10% salicylic acid ointment or compound benzoic acid ointment to soften the cuticle, and then use antifungal drugs.

If the skin is obviously dry and cracked, you can soak it in warm water each time to soften the cuticle, and then use antifungal drugs. You can also apply ointment locally after each warm water soak, then seal it with plastic film, wrap it with a bandage, remove it after 24 to 48 hours, and then use antifungal drugs.

3. Small blisters on the feet that have not broken

You can first soak it in 3% boric acid solution, and then use antifungal creams such as Make.

4. Tinea pedis combined with bacterial infection

In principle, local anti-bacterial infection should be treated first, and wet compresses can be applied with furacilin solution or 1:2000 berberine solution. You can also soak it in Chinese herbal decoction, for example, use 30 grams of purslane, 30 grams of raw sanguisorba officinalis, and 10 grams of alum, decoct them in water, soak or wet compress them for 20 to 30 minutes a day, and then apply antifungal drugs externally after the infection is controlled. For those with severe infections, oral antibiotics can be taken, such as cephalexin capsules, midecamycin, erythromycin, etc.