Question
Yesterday, I used an herbal foot powder purchased online to bathe my child’s feet. Subsequently, the child experienced severe itching all over, with red and white spots appearing on the skin after scratching.
Answer
Hello, I’m glad to provide you with an answer. The cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease is often related to direct transmission from conditions such as athlete’s foot, jock itch, and scalp ringworm, or from the spread of nail fungus and eczema on the hands and back. The main pathogen of hand eczema is Trichophyton rubrum. To prevent hand eczema, it is important to maintain hand hygiene in daily life. Make sure to wash hands thoroughly after touching athlete’s foot, and treat athlete’s foot with medication to eliminate the source of infection. Maintain personal hygiene, avoid using public slippers, foot basins, towels, etc., and regularly disinfect socks and foot towels to keep the feet clean and dry. In addition, avoid drinking beverages that stimulate sweat gland secretion and excretion to reduce the environmental susceptibility of epidermal fungi.