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Suggest Treatment For Athletes Foot In A Child
My 7 year old boy starting playing basketball and now has bad athletes foot with peeled skin and some cracking and bleeding in between his toes...I started using clotrimazole/betamethasone dipropionate cream and his feet have somewhat improved ..im wondering how often I can use it and the side effects of using it?
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
Hello. I just read through your question.
There is no danger in continuing to use the cream. I recommend, however, applying powder to the feet (ie. Talcum powder, baby powder) prior to athletics. This will help prevent the problem from occurring in the first place.
There is no danger in continuing to use the cream. I recommend, however, applying powder to the feet (ie. Talcum powder, baby powder) prior to athletics. This will help prevent the problem from occurring in the first place.
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