Q Because of sweaty hands and feet, the skin between my toes has become macerated and I've developed athlete's foot. Can this be treated together with hyperhidrosis?
A Yes, secondary athlete's foot and bacterial infection caused by hyperhidrosis are managed together. Secondary infections such as athlete's foot are first treated with antifungal therapy, and the sweating itself is reduced with Korean medicine treatment, an effective combined approach.
Detailed Answer
When the hands and feet sweat a lot, humidity rises inside shoes and gloves, making it easy for tinea fungi (athlete's foot fungi) and bacteria to multiply, and if the skin becomes macerated, it can lead to secondary bacterial infection (cellulitis). If athlete's foot or secondary infection is already present, controlling the infection first with antifungal or antibiotic agents takes priority. At the same time, the key is to combine treatment that reduces the sweating itself to prevent recurrence.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Dongjedang combines treatment of secondary infections such as athlete's foot with Korean medicine treatment for hyperhidrosis. If the pattern is Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency (biwi-giheo) in which damp-heat pools downward, we use formulas that strengthen the digestive system and remove dampness to change the internal environment itself, aiming to create a state in which secondary infections are less likely to recur.
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