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|  Athlete's foot is a fungal infection of skin on the soles of the feet and between the toes. If over-the-counter treatments don't work, your doctor may prescribe an oral antifungal medication to cure it. Oral antifungal drugs include itraconazole (brand name Sporanox) and terbinafine (>Lamisil). Two weeks of therapy with these drugs cures athlete's foot in 80 to 90 percent of people. Other antifungal drugs used to treat athlete's foot are griseofulvin (>Gris-PEG) and fluconazole (>Diflucan). Severe cases of athlete's foot can become infected with bacteria if your skin becomes cracked and broken. If this happens, your doctor may prescribe antibiotic medication for you to take by mouth or to rub on the affected area of your skin. Sources:
Mayo Clinic Family Health Book. William Morrow & Co., 1996.
The Merck Manual of Medical Information: Home Edition. Merck &Co., 1997.
Habif, Thomas. Clinical Dermatology. Mosby-Year Book Inc.,1996.
Hart, R. "Systematic Review of Topical Treatments for Fungal Infectionsof the Skin and Nails of the Feet," British Medical Journal 319 (1999).
This answer prepared 2/8/01.
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