A member asked:

Heel fissures thick calluses frequent pain was told it is severe athletes foot. it is now on both palm of my hands ?

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Dr. Natalie Hodge answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

May need culture: If a clinician has suspected this to be fungal in origin you may need a scraping of the heel and fungal culture. Also you may require oral antifungals to treat this if prolonged use of the topical antifungals have not eliminated the infection. Good luck!

Answered 8/14/2014

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