athletes foot symptoms

One of the most common of athletes foot symptoms are itching and burning feet. The skin frequently peels and, in particularly severe cases, there may be some cracking, pain and bleeding as well. When the skin is injured by the fungus, bacteria can also invade the skin. Another of the general athletes foot symptoms is the odour the foot gives off. Some of the bacteria occupying the skin can cause a bad smell. Bacterial infection of the skin and resulting inflammation is known as cellulites, which is especially likely to occur in the elderly, individuals with diabetes, chronic leg swelling, or who have had veins removed (such as for heart bypass surgery), and patients with impaired immune systems. If you notice any redness of the skin, increased swelling, bleeding, or if your infection is not clearing up after treatment, the local healthcare practitioner should be consulted, especially if a bacterial infection is also occurring, as an antibiotic may be necessary. Blisters are also frequent athletes foot symptoms. When the blisters break, small raw areas of tissue are exposed, causing pain and swelling. Itching and burning of the skin may increase as the infection spreads. Athletes foot symptoms may spread to the soles of the feet and to the toenails. It can be spread to other parts of the body, notably the groin and underarms, by those who scratch the infection and then touch themselves elsewhere. The organisms causing athletes foot may persist for long periods, consequently, the infection may be spread by contaminated bed sheets, or clothing to other parts of the body.