My daughter is 18 months old and appears to have athlete's foot between 2 toes. Does anyone have any advice on how to treat it. I try to make sure that her feet stay clean and dry, she may be too young for the powder or lotion? I have never had this, so I'm not sure what to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I would take her to the doctor it is probably not athletes foot and something that is easy to take care of.
I'd be really surprised if it's athletes foot, but it could be a yeast infection. Try a little monistat cream and rub a little in between the toes. My daughter had a yeast infection, which looked like diaper rash, but I couldn't get rid of it. My friend, a physician's assistant, took one look at it and said yeast. If it's yeast, it will go away by using the cream. Better to get a diagnosis from a Dr. if nothing else works.
My doc. thought my son had athlete's foot last summer, and he wasn't yet two. His feet were peeling a lot. So, he told me to use baby powder on his feet whenever I put his socks on, to make sure they stayed dry. And also make sure they were dried really well after bathtime and swimming. I also made sure he didn't wear the same socks two days in a row, or I would change his socks during the day if they seemed to be really sweaty. However, it turns out it wasn't athlete's foot, because his hands started peeling, so it was a side effect from another illness. In any case, the things he told me to do seemed to help.
If it is athlete's foot then pouring 1/2 bottle of peroxide in her bath water and letting her soak will clear it up. I did this for my girls when they were getting yeast rashes in their diaper areas.
I would have to agree with the other post and say that it is probably excema and try to put Eucerin lotion on it. I have excema on my hand and it really seems to help. I would also take her in to the Ped just to make sure though.
put regular peroxide in a dark spray bottle that the light won't get into. Spray the area twice per day. This should clear it up in a few weeks if it is athletes foot fungus. If it doesn't work, ask your Dr. at the next visit.
S. Allen, Registered Nurse
I would have to say that it is excema by the sounds of it, but I would always go to the doctor just in case. My daughter has had the same problem on her feet and they asked me if as soon as she gets out of the bath or pool (since we go to swim lessons) if I dry her feet and then put socks on them. (MY answer was yes, and they said it excema could be caused since her feet get wet then dry then have socks on them, so the skin does not have time to get enough air. But I would for sure seek doctors care. They have a cream, somewhat like a strong lotion they can give you for it.
Hi first you want to take her to a doctor before you use any type of medicine. They need to make sure it is athletes foot. I suffered from what I thought was athletes foot for a month , went to the doctor they agreed it was and sent me home with medicine. This went on for 2 years with no relief. Finally a doctor here in Misawa did a scraping to check it for athletes foot and it wasn't. Turns out I have severe excema on my feet. In that area it looks to be athletes foot. I know my doctor told us when we thought it was athletes foot not to worry to much about our young chlidren getting it. They said something about it mainly affecting people who have gone through puberty. But there are still cases where younger children have gotten it.
