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by Elyssa
(Colorado)
I am a 28 yr old female, 7 1/2 mo. pregnant. A few months ago I began to have some redness with very mild itching/burning on the toes of both feet, but it wasn't bothersome so I didn't do anything about it. About 2 weeks ago, my toes had become swollen and tender with noticeable itching, so I started using athlete's foot cream, assuming a fungal infection. The condition seemed to worsen, with my left 1st (big), 2nd, and 3rd toes increasingly tender and my right 2nd and 4th toes darkening to a lovely shade of purple. I noticed 2 circular marks that resemble flat blisters, on one toe of each foot. I saw our family practitioner yesterday, he assumed fungal infection-turned-cellulitis and gave me a prescription for Keflex. He said if the antibiotics don't clear it up, he'll send me to a podiatrist. Wondered if you could tell me what else it might be, and what else I should do besides the antibiotics (creams or not, keep feet covered/uncovered, etc)?
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