Re: skin condition - sole of feet -ps

[Guest guest]

I used it neat, but in such an extreme case would try a small patch test

first.....

S

> I wonder if anyone has any words of wisdom/experience that could help

> with this. My patient asked me to have a look at her daughter's feet.

> The whole soles of both feet are red/ cracked/ peeling - all over. No

> obvious sign of fungal infection between toes or in nails but it

> doesn't look like eczema. Can you get eczema only on the soles of

> feet??? She doesn't swim extensively (i wondered about cholorine and

> too much water etc), says she dries her feet carefully - wears trainers

> but has spent the most of the summer with her feet in sandals and shoes

> providing plenty of circulation. GP has given her steroids but her mum

> really wants to avoid these as much as possible. The soles are quite

> shiny with layers of skin off in some areas and cracks in others. She

> says it is very itchy. My first thoughts had been fungal

> infection/contact dermatitis? eczema??? Has anyone seen anything like

> this before. She has no other skin conditions, no eczema, and no other

> areas at all other than the bottom of her feet. Any help would be

> appreciated.

>

> Jean

>

>

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> List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH

[Guest guest]

Dear I have seen something like this a couple of times: one was contact

dermatitis (new shoes?bare feet?), the other turned out to be psoriasis. In both

cases something anti-inflammatory and soothing would help (calendula foot

bath?).Best wishes

> I wonder if anyone has any words of wisdom/experience that could help

> with this. My patient asked me to have a look at her daughter's feet.

> The whole soles of both feet are red/ cracked/ peeling - all over. No

> obvious sign of fungal infection between toes or in nails but it

> doesn't look like eczema. Can you get eczema only on the soles of

> feet??? She doesn't swim extensively (i wondered about cholorine and

> too much water etc), says she dries her feet carefully - wears trainers

> but has spent the most of the summer with her feet in sandals and shoes

> providing plenty of circulation. GP has given her steroids but her mum

> really wants to avoid these as much as possible. The soles are quite

> shiny with layers of skin off in some areas and cracks in others. She

> says it is very itchy. My first thoughts had been fungal

> infection/contact dermatitis? eczema??? Has anyone seen anything like

> this before. She has no other skin conditions, no eczema, and no other

> areas at all other than the bottom of her feet. Any help would be

> appreciated.

>

> Jean

>

>

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>

> List Owner: Graham White, MNIMH