RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Getting rid of athlete's foot
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 53
OP 54
DO 10.1136/dtb.2002.40753
VO 40
IS 7
YR 2002
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/40/7/53.abstract
AB Relevant BNF sections: 5.2, 13.10.2At any one time, around 17% of adults in the UK have athlete's foot.1 While such fungal infection is not usually dangerous, it can cause discomfort, may be resistant to treatment, and may spread to other parts of the body or to other people. Affected feet can also become secondarily infected by bacteria. Here, we review the topical and systemic treatment of athlete's foot.