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What Causes Painful Red And Purplish Discoloration On Feet?

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Posted on Mon, 24 Feb 2014
Question: probable athletes foot (bilateral) with painful red and purplish discoloration to several area---pedal pulse present --itching, burning tash to both feet--extremely painful 4th toe with purplish ( appears as bruising) coloring. painful weightbearing; started approx. 1 week after taking ceftin for sinusinfection, which caused severe diarrhea, nausea and loss of appetite. never any obvious exposure to athletes feet ( never had before)--rash and "a llot of the itching and burning subsided after using tolectin for 2 days..pain and bruising continues.
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Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Kindly send in the photos of affected skin.... Detailed Answer: Hi, To confirm you have Athlete's foot, I'd kindly ask to send in the photos of your both feet. The photos will greatly help in assisting you further. If I was your caring doctor would advise to: - wash your feet with warm water and hypoallergic soap - dry it well - apply otc Crystal violet (for external use) on the affected feet - let it dry - apply then, terbinafin 1% cream on the affected feet Depending on the severity of the symptoms, a microscopical examination of the skin scratches (on 10% KOH) of the affected area would be recommended. Depending on the results, oral terbinafin might be also prescribed. Looking forward to have the photos of the affected area from Athlete's foot. Thank you! Dr.Alba
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What Causes Painful Red And Purplish Discoloration On Feet?

Brief Answer: Kindly send in the photos of affected skin.... Detailed Answer: Hi, To confirm you have Athlete's foot, I'd kindly ask to send in the photos of your both feet. The photos will greatly help in assisting you further. If I was your caring doctor would advise to: - wash your feet with warm water and hypoallergic soap - dry it well - apply otc Crystal violet (for external use) on the affected feet - let it dry - apply then, terbinafin 1% cream on the affected feet Depending on the severity of the symptoms, a microscopical examination of the skin scratches (on 10% KOH) of the affected area would be recommended. Depending on the results, oral terbinafin might be also prescribed. Looking forward to have the photos of the affected area from Athlete's foot. Thank you! Dr.Alba