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Athlete's Foot Topic Guide

Athlete's Foot Athlete's Foot: Athlete's foot is a superficial skin infection of the foot caused by a mold-like fungus, though the term is often used for any inflammation of the foot skin. Symptoms include itching, sores between toes, scaly white skin, reddish soles of the feet, and painful lesions.
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Athlete's Foot Topic Guide - Medications and Vitamins

Medications:

terbinafine Terbinafine

Terbinafine is an antifungal medication that fights infections caused by fungus...learn more »

betamethasone and clotrimazole topical Betamethasone And Clotrimazole Topical

Betamethasone is highly potent steroid that reduces itching, swelling, and redness of the skin...learn more »

miconazole topical Miconazole Topical

Miconazole topical is an antifungal medication. Miconazole topical prevents fungus from growing on your skin...learn more »

terbinafine topical Terbinafine Topical

Terbinafine is an antifungal medication that fights infections caused by fungus...learn more »

ciclopirox topical Ciclopirox Topical

Ciclopirox is an antifungal medicine that prevents fungus from growing on your skin...learn more »

clotrimazole Clotrimazole

Clotrimazole is an antifungal medication. It is like an antibiotic but is used to treat yeast (fungal) infections...learn more »

itraconazole Itraconazole

Itraconazole is an antifungal medication that is used in adults to treat infections caused by fungus. This includes infections in any part of the body inclu...learn more »