Condition Symptoms Management
Athlete's foot A form of ringworm Dry your feet after washing them,
Antifungal infection especially between the toes instead of
Wet macerated areas between rubbing them
toes Use a separate towel for your feet and
Skin looks wet and soggy- wash it regularly
secondary infection risk but dry Take your shoes off when at home
and scarry initially Wear clean socks every day- cotton
Vesicobullous: multiple small socks preferred
vesicles and blisters on the arches Not scratch affected skin- may spread to
and soles of the feet other areas
Not walk around barefoot
Not share towels, socks or shoes
Not wear shoes that make your feet hot
and sweaty or wear the same pair of
shoes for more than 2 days in a row
Treatment:
Cream or spray for feet and powder for
socks and shoes but not use tea tree oil
Clotrimazole: 2-3 times for 4 weeks
(Canesten) or Canesten + HC
Miconazole: twice daily for 2-6 weeks
and continue for 10 days after all lesions
healed (Daktarin) or Daktarin + HC or
ketoconazole (Daktarin Gold)
Econazole: twice daily until all lesions
healed
Terbinafine: 1-2 times daily for up to 7
days
Lamisil (terbinafine):
Cream and spray- once daily for 1 week
Over 16 years
Lamisil Once- single dose for 18+ and for
both feet
Benzoic acid (+salicylic acid)
Whitfield's ointment
Decreases the pH of dermatophytes
Salicylic acid: causes keratin layer of
skin to shed facilitating penetration of
other drugs into epidermis
Tolnaftate (Mycil, Tinaderm)
Referral:
Treatment failure
High level of discomfort
Foot or leg is hot, painful and red
Athlete's foot A form of ringworm Dry your feet after washing them,
Antifungal infection especially between the toes instead of
Wet macerated areas between rubbing them
toes Use a separate towel for your feet and
Skin looks wet and soggy- wash it regularly
secondary infection risk but dry Take your shoes off when at home
and scarry initially Wear clean socks every day- cotton
Vesicobullous: multiple small socks preferred
vesicles and blisters on the arches Not scratch affected skin- may spread to
and soles of the feet other areas
Not walk around barefoot
Not share towels, socks or shoes
Not wear shoes that make your feet hot
and sweaty or wear the same pair of
shoes for more than 2 days in a row
Treatment:
Cream or spray for feet and powder for
socks and shoes but not use tea tree oil
Clotrimazole: 2-3 times for 4 weeks
(Canesten) or Canesten + HC
Miconazole: twice daily for 2-6 weeks
and continue for 10 days after all lesions
healed (Daktarin) or Daktarin + HC or
ketoconazole (Daktarin Gold)
Econazole: twice daily until all lesions
healed
Terbinafine: 1-2 times daily for up to 7
days
Lamisil (terbinafine):
Cream and spray- once daily for 1 week
Over 16 years
Lamisil Once- single dose for 18+ and for
both feet
Benzoic acid (+salicylic acid)
Whitfield's ointment
Decreases the pH of dermatophytes
Salicylic acid: causes keratin layer of
skin to shed facilitating penetration of
other drugs into epidermis
Tolnaftate (Mycil, Tinaderm)
Referral:
Treatment failure
High level of discomfort
Foot or leg is hot, painful and red
