How to treat tinea pedis

Tinea pedis is also called athlete's foot or Hong Kong's foot. Generally in the south, we call athlete's foot Hong Kong's foot. Tinea pedis has a lot of impact on us, especially among young and middle-aged people, and there are more male patients than female patients. Many times it is caused by some reasons such as hygiene conditions and physical condition. There are many types of tinea pedis. Many people want to know how to treat tinea pedis.

Athlete's foot is now a very common disease and is also contagious. It is what we usually call athlete's foot. Many people have athlete's foot. Athlete's foot is divided into different types, including dyshidrotic eczema type and interdigital type. As for how to treat thrush, let's take a look at the following introduction.

1. Western Medicine

Drug treatment

1. Local treatment: Symptomatic treatment is carried out according to the clinical manifestations of different types of diseases:

(1) For patients with dyshidrotic eczema or mild maceration and erosion with a small amount of secretions, soak or wet compress the affected area with 1:6000 or 1:4000 potassium permanganate solution or 3% lead acetate solution every morning and evening for 20 to 30 minutes each time (the blisters can be punctured under sterile conditions), and wipe dry with a sterile cloth after soaking. Then choose the following agents for external application, such as benzoic acid/salicylic acid/iodine/potassium iodide/menthol (compound benzoic acid tincture), Castellan ointment, 5% ichthyol, 3% salicylic acid, 10% sulfur mud, or commercially available medicines, such as 2% clotrimazole cream, terbinafine cream, and bifonazole cream (choose any one), and use highly irritating agents with caution.

(2) For erosive types with more exudate, the above-mentioned potassium permanganate solution or Daribo solution for soaking or wet compress can be used. For those with secondary bacterial infection, 0.1% ethacridine (Livanol) can be added as appropriate. After the exudation stops and the erosion surface is alleviated, the above-mentioned sweat blister mud paste, half-dose of Wyeth tincture or commercially available antifungal cream can be used.

(3) The interdigital type can be treated in the same way as the dyshidrotic eczema type.

(4) For the scaly and keratotic type, the disease course is long and treatment requires patience. Start with tinctures with strong antifungal and exfoliating effects (need stronger penetration), such as compound kelp bark tincture or full dose of benzoic acid/salicylic acid/iodine/potassium iodide/menthol (compound benzoic acid tincture). You can also soak your feet in 10% to 30% acetic acid for 20 to 30 minutes each time. After the hyperkeratosis is significantly reduced, switch to a relatively weaker ointment, such as half a dose of compound benzoic acid ointment or 10% to 20% urea ointment, to consolidate the therapeutic effect and restore normal skin barrier function.

(5) Pyroclasm is formed under special geological conditions when hot magma acts on sand. The formation temperature is over 3000 degrees, so it is very dry, does not contain volatile components, and contains a variety of trace elements beneficial to the human body brought from deep magma. Scorched sand can atrophy the pili and flagella of tinea pedis fungi, causing them to lose their activity and adsorption capacity. The bacteria become dehydrated and shrunken and are in a "coma" dormancy, losing their pathogenicity. Naturally falls off from human tissue cells. At the same time, the beneficial trace elements contained in charred sand can accelerate the repair of skin tissue. Fire charred sand is easy to use, does not burn your feet, is non-irritating, does not recur, and does not damage the skin. Very good indeed.

2. For patients who are not well-responsive to local treatment or whose skin lesions are extensive, short-term oral antifungal drugs such as itraconazole, fluconazole, terbinafine, etc. can be used in combination with treatment, usually for 1 to 2 weeks.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine treatment

1. For dyshidrotic blister type or acute stage with blister erosion and secretions, it is advisable to use Rhubarb, Polygonatum sibiricum or Purslane decoction and 5% alum water for wet compress every morning and evening, or use 60g of Purslane, 20g of Phellodendron chinense, and 20g of Sophora flavescens decoction for soaking, 2 to 3 times a day, each time for 1 to 2 hours. At night, mix 10% bismuth subgallate (Diamond, bismuth subgallate) and zinc oxide oil and apply it externally. After the inflammation subsides and the rot is completely healed, apply Tuqinpi tincture or Chinese medicinal vinegar every day.

2. For those with mild scaly and keratotic type, first use Xanthium sibiricum water solution (15g of Xanthium sibiricum fruit, 15g of Kochia scoparia fruit, 15g of Tuqin bark, 15g of Cnidium monnieri, 15g of Sophora flavescens, 15g of Stemona bulbus, 6g of Alum, 3000ml of water), boil it for 20 minutes, then wait for it to cool and soak for 15-20 minutes, 1-2 times a day, or add appropriate amount of vinegar to the foot washing water, soak it, and then apply commercially available tinea pedis ointment externally.

3. For those with excessive sweating of hands and feet, after the local damage is alleviated (no erosion, exudation and obvious keratinized scales), use 5% alum or dried kudzu vine water (30g dried kudzu vine, 15g alum, 1000ml water, decocted in water for washing), or equal amounts of Phellodendron chinense and Radix Sanguisorbae officinalis decocted in water for washing, once a day.

The question of how to treat athlete's foot is of some help to everyone in treating athlete's foot. Not only do we need to put some effort into the treatment, but we still need to pay attention to some issues in the future prognosis. Even if the athlete's foot is cured, we still have to insist on applying some ointment every day to avoid the recurrence of athlete's foot. At the same time, we must pay attention to the hygiene of the feet.