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Could Raised Bumps On Heel Like Callused Blisters Be Fungal Infection?
my daughter developed what I thought looked like corns on the heel of her foot. They are hardened raised bumps and in the middle of them they had what looked like a clear hole under the skin. we bought corn pads and they opened up but have not gone away. They now look like callused blisters with a hole in them. they hurt when pressure is applied to them. I have also been giving her warm salt soaks and tried to buff them away with a pumus stone but this stone irritates her. Looking at her foot today she has a flat spot that looks like the other spots on her foot without the extra blistered callus. I was wondering if it could be a fungus and if foot spray would work or irritate them even more.
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
Hello,
This is Dr. Klarida Papaqako answering your question.
I have read carefully your query.
If I was your daughter's caring doctor, I would recommend:
-- first to deal with underlying cause of abnormal pressure. shoes should not cause friction or pressure, use donut pad (after adequate shaving) if necessary, crest pad if reducible deformity.
-- paring/shaving of corn and removal of central plug
-- weekly abrasion with pumice stone, after soaking if necessary
Medications that can be used after the previous measures or at the same time are dilute keratolytic agents (for example, salicylic acid 10-15%) applied carefully may be helpful, but concentrated solutions (for example, salicylic acid 40%) may cause chemical burns.
Hope this helps,
Regards.
This is Dr. Klarida Papaqako answering your question.
I have read carefully your query.
If I was your daughter's caring doctor, I would recommend:
-- first to deal with underlying cause of abnormal pressure. shoes should not cause friction or pressure, use donut pad (after adequate shaving) if necessary, crest pad if reducible deformity.
-- paring/shaving of corn and removal of central plug
-- weekly abrasion with pumice stone, after soaking if necessary
Medications that can be used after the previous measures or at the same time are dilute keratolytic agents (for example, salicylic acid 10-15%) applied carefully may be helpful, but concentrated solutions (for example, salicylic acid 40%) may cause chemical burns.
Hope this helps,
Regards.
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