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Athlete's Foot Symptoms and Treatment

Alexander M. Reyzelman

Alexander M. Reyzelman, DPM

SEBMF HMO Network

Eden Medical Center

Brown & Toland Physicians

California Pacific Medical Center

Question:

What are the symptoms of athlete's foot and what is the best way to get rid of it?

Answer:

Symptoms of athlete's foot can include itching of the foot and between the toes, and redness and peeling between the toes and/or around the foot in a moccasin distribution. Frequently people with athlete's foot don't have any itching. Many people present with dry, peeling skin and think that they have a dry skin condition which in reality is classic athlete's foot.

Mainstay treatment is a prescription for an antifungal cream to be applied twice daily. Sometimes oral antifungal medication is used for a more recalcitrant condition. Other treatments include changing socks more frequently, alternating shoe gear from one day to the next and using antifungal spray or powder in the shoes.

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