Athlete's foot

Athletes foot is a fungal infection of the skin that can cause scaling, flaking and even itching of the feet. It is usually on the soles of the feet, but can be found between the toes.
It is transmitted in moist areas where people walk barefoot like the showers at gyms, bath houses and locker rooms. It can spread to other areas of the body also.
Blisters and cracked skin may also occur leading to exposed raw tissue, pain swelling and inflammation

Athlete's foot can usually be diagnosed by visual inspection of the skin but sometimes if there is doubt then a skin scraping from the affected area is taken by the podiatrist for a microscopy examination called KOH.

It can be transmitted by sharing shoes with an infected person or even by sharing towels

Hygiene plays an important part in managing athlete's foot fungus. Since it thrives in moist environments, you need to keep feet and shoes as dry as possible and avoid sharing towels, and shoes.

The fungal infection is often treated with antifungal agents which can be a spray, powder, cream or gel. There are prescription antifungal drugs also like Lamisil.

So if you are plagued by athlete's feet and can't seem to get rid of it just given Advanced Foot Care Clinic a call at 419-423-1888 to set up an appointment. On our website www.vailfoot.com there are numerous products that can help.
Tineacide antifungal cream is just one of the many products we offer on line. It contains tea tree oil which is a natural antifungal oil, also urea and aloe vera.