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I have red, cracked feet with a bad smell. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor,I have cracked feet with a bad smell and redness at the bottom of the feet. I have used antifungal cream Terbinafine Hydrochloride one percent solution and others but I could not see any changes. The smell is still there. Kindly suggest. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. According to your descriptions, it seems like you have Plantar hyperhidrosis. Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating is one of the common disorders of sweat glands. I suggest you use Aluminum Chloride (Aldry or Alclor) ... Read Full »
How to get rid of swollen cracked foot?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 64-year-old female. I have an awful cracked, blistered, and swollen foot. I have been going to hot springs and mineral pools for the last three weeks pretty much daily and had itchiness. But in the last few days, it blistered, the skin cracked and wept, and the swelling has aff... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Apply Fucibet cream (Fusidic acid and Betamethasone) at night for 15 days, Mupirocin ointment at daytime, and noon for ten days. Take tablet Zifi (Cefixime) 200 mg twice daily after food for five days, or tablet Ciplox (Ciprofloxacin) 500 mg once in a day after food ... Read Full »
Why am I having itching and callus in feet?
Query: Hello doctor, I would like to ask the reason for my feet being really itchy. I have calluses on it and I already applied a fungal cream but it does not work. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the photo you have attached and understand your feet feels itchy (attachment removed to protect patient identity). From the picture, the heel of your foot seems to have many fissures or cracks. And this condition itself makes the feet itchy. It does not l... Read Full »
My heels are turning green with cracks. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have a big problem with my feet. They are turning green on the heels and the skin is very dead and cracking really bad. Can you tell me what to do about this and what it is? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your case. You are having keratoderma. And most of the time it is due to dryness. Soak your feet in lukewarrm water for 30 to 40 minutes and then rub with file or pumice to remove dead skin and then apply vaseline or petroleum jelly two times a day. ... Read Full »