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Suggest Treatment For Holes In Bottom Of Feet
m,31,76kg.... i play alot of sport and have developed holes(like something has eaten into my skin) at the bottom of my heel. i think i saw a program which identified it as some type of bacteria from sweat. ihave tried athlethes foot powder on it but this hasn't cured it.just wondering can i get anything over the counter from a chemist or will i need a perscription for it
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
Hi,
It seems that you may be having pitted keratolysis. It is a bacterial infection caused by cornybacterium minnutissimum. Wash the feet in dettol containing water. Apply antibiotic cream like fusidic acid cream and metronidazole gel.Wear cotton socks. Orally azithromycine and metronidazole vtab for few weeks would be helpful. Keep the affected areas dry. After few weeks, you would be alright. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
It seems that you may be having pitted keratolysis. It is a bacterial infection caused by cornybacterium minnutissimum. Wash the feet in dettol containing water. Apply antibiotic cream like fusidic acid cream and metronidazole gel.Wear cotton socks. Orally azithromycine and metronidazole vtab for few weeks would be helpful. Keep the affected areas dry. After few weeks, you would be alright. I hope you got my answer.
Thanks.
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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