Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 , Does have the plastic molded AFO's mounted on Dobb's brace, or the orthotic shoes? It's very likely that his could have some kind of fungus from the sweating. I'd check w/ your pediatrician/family doctor about what products you can use on his feet. I know some moms have used anti-fungal/ anti-bacterial soap to wash the feet, especially during the heat and humidity of the summer. > > Hi, > My DS wears Dr. Dobb's brace for 14 hours overnight. Recently we > noticed that the sides of his feet are bright red and very dry. We > have been putting tons of Eucerin cream on his feet but nothing has > changed. We are starting to believe that he may have athletes > foot? I'm curious if anybody else has experienced this...If so what > did you do to clear it up and prevent it? I was thinking that this > is possibly due to the sweating that occurs when the braces are on. > We can't change his socks because we'd have to wake him in the > middle of the night and this wouldn't be good Once the redness > issue is gone, I think we might use a diaper rash ointment on his > feet to prevent this from happening again. I don't know if this is > a bad idea or not. > Any input would be appreciated. > Thank you! > > Proud Mom to -DOB 7/4/03 > undiagnosed syndrome: microcephaly, bilateral ptosis (corrected), > bilateral clubfeet, undescended testes (corrected), GERD, low > muscle tone, left kidney-hydronephrosis due to reflux, right kidney- > reflux,cysts on upper 20%, small and low functioning, heart murmur, > short stature, small hands/feet, hypoplastic nails, high arched > palate, underbite, slightly near sighted, right and left tibia > sublexes, feeding difficulties, global developmental delays, sensory > seeker, non-verbal (but knows a few signs) and a big snuggle-bug > that is determined to do things. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Gabe has the same thing. We thought it was athlete's foot too, but we used Lotrimen(sp??) for a few months with absolutely no change... it actually got worse. We asked the pediatrician about it. He said he was too young(20months) to actually have athletes foot. He thought it may be eczema. He told us to use a 2% hydrocortizone cream (the kind in white petroleum jelly). It cleared right up after we started using it, though we have to pu ti on his toes every night to prevent recurrence. Hope this helps. jennyandkelly wrote: , Does have the plastic molded AFO's mounted on Dobb's brace, or the orthotic shoes? It's very likely that his could have some kind of fungus from the sweating. I'd check w/ your pediatrician/family doctor about what products you can use on his feet. I know some moms have used anti-fungal/ anti-bacterial soap to wash the feet, especially during the heat and humidity of the summer. > > Hi, > My DS wears Dr. Dobb's brace for 14 hours overnight. Recently we > noticed that the sides of his feet are bright red and very dry. We > have been putting tons of Eucerin cream on his feet but nothing has > changed. We are starting to believe that he may have athletes > foot? I'm curious if anybody else has experienced this...If so what > did you do to clear it up and prevent it? I was thinking that this > is possibly due to the sweating that occurs when the braces are on. > We can't change his socks because we'd have to wake him in the > middle of the night and this wouldn't be good Once the redness > issue is gone, I think we might use a diaper rash ointment on his > feet to prevent this from happening again. I don't know if this is > a bad idea or not. > Any input would be appreciated. > Thank you! > > Proud Mom to -DOB 7/4/03 > undiagnosed syndrome: microcephaly, bilateral ptosis (corrected), > bilateral clubfeet, undescended testes (corrected), GERD, low > muscle tone, left kidney-hydronephrosis due to reflux, right kidney- > reflux,cysts on upper 20%, small and low functioning, heart murmur, > short stature, small hands/feet, hypoplastic nails, high arched > palate, underbite, slightly near sighted, right and left tibia > sublexes, feeding difficulties, global developmental delays, sensory > seeker, non-verbal (but knows a few signs) and a big snuggle-bug > that is determined to do things. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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