ATHLETE'S FOOT

Or tinea pedis is a very common infection and is easily acquired from infected scales of skin dropped on the floor of changing rooms and shower baths. It is a fungus and lives in the damp softened skin between the toes, particularly in the space between the fourth and little toes. From there it may spread onto the upper surface of the foot and the sole, causing small blisters. It usually causes little or no problem but in hot weather it can give rise to blisters on the palms and in between the fingers.

Cure is not easy and re-infection is common. Skin may be damaged and allow other harmful organisms to invade the body. Toes should always be dried carefully and communal bath mats should be avoided whenever possible. Fungicidal ointments used twice daily usually help most sufferers and use should be continued for at least a month after the condition has evidently healed...(more)

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