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What Is The Treatment For Itching?
I have one foot that is very dry, itchy. Some times i end up peeling my skin and it starts to bleed, sometimes i peel a bump or two that have clear like subtance that comes out. I also have itchy toes which i was told it was chiggers, not sure if the chiggers clear or itchness is part of what i have on the bottom of my foot. The strange part is i have it bad on one side of my foot and the other side is just my toes.
Mon, 26 May 2014
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Dry scaly skin on the feet associated with itching, suggests to me that it could be a fungal infection of the feet(Tinea pedis).
I would ask you get a KOH wet mount from the scale, for a confirmatory diagnosis.
If KOH wet mount shows fungal elements, then you could apply a topical OTC antifungal cream e.g clotrimazole cream, twice daily for 4-6 weeks.
An oral antifungal e.g fluconazole 150mg once weekly for 4-6 weeks is also advisable for a confirmed fungal infection.
An OTC antihistamine e,g cetrizine 10mg once daily would help you in providing symptomatic relief from itching.
regards
Dry scaly skin on the feet associated with itching, suggests to me that it could be a fungal infection of the feet(Tinea pedis).
I would ask you get a KOH wet mount from the scale, for a confirmatory diagnosis.
If KOH wet mount shows fungal elements, then you could apply a topical OTC antifungal cream e.g clotrimazole cream, twice daily for 4-6 weeks.
An oral antifungal e.g fluconazole 150mg once weekly for 4-6 weeks is also advisable for a confirmed fungal infection.
An OTC antihistamine e,g cetrizine 10mg once daily would help you in providing symptomatic relief from itching.
regards
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