Tinea Pedis
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Tinea Pedis Treatment
Treatment for tinea pedis may include:
Feet should be kept clean and dry.
Socks and tennis shoes should be washed in hot soapy water.
Medications for tinea pedis include:
Topical antifungal cream or lotion:
Clotrimazole
(
Lotrimin
,
Mycelex
)
Ciclopirox (Loprox)
Econazole
(
Spectazole
)
Ketoconazole
(
Nizoral
)
Miconazole
(Monistat-Derm)
Sertaconazole
(
Ertaczo
)
Butenafine
(
Mentax
)
Naftifine (Naftin)
Oxiconazole
(
Oxistat
)
Sulconazole (Exelderm)
Terbinafine
(
Lamisil
)
Tolnaftate
(
Tinactin
)
Oral antifungal medication:
Fluconazole
(
Diflucan
)
Itraconazole
(
Sporanox
)
Ketoconazole
(
Nizoral
)
Terbinafine
(
Lamisil
)
Oral antihistamines for
itching
:
Diphenhydramine
(
Benadryl
)
Chlorpheniramine
Loratadine
(
Claritin
)
Cetirizine
(
Zyrtec
)
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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Tinea Pedis References:
Evans EG. Tinea pedis: clinical experience and efficacy of short treatment. Dermatology. 1997;194 Suppl 1:3-6.
Gupta AK, Chow M, Daniel CR, Aly R. Treatments of tinea pedis. Dermatol Clin. 2003 Jul;21(3):431-62.
Rad MM, Jackson C, Barton RC, Evans EG. Single strains of Trichophyton rubrum in cases of tinea pedis. J Med Microbiol. 2005 Aug;54(Pt 8):725-6.
