Provide general nursing care for fungal skin diseases, which focuses on enhancing skin integrity, providing pain relief, preventing infection, and providing client and family teaching.
Administer prescribed medications, which may include topical antifungal medication for mild conditions and griseofulvin or terbinafine for severe conditions.
Instruct the client to avoid excessive heat and humidity as much as possible, including avoiding wearing nylon underwear, tight-fitting clothes, and wet bathing suits.
Advise patients with tinea cruris to dry the crural folds completely after bathing and to use separate towels for drying the groin and other parts of the body.
Instruct the client to clean, dry and dust the groin area with a topical antifungal agent.
Advise patients with tinea cruris to avoid wearing tight-fitting clothing to prevent moisture build-up.
Advise patients with tinea cruris who are obese to lose weight.
Advise patients to put on socks before undergarments to minimize the possibility of fungal transfer from the feet to the groin.
Antifungal powders, which have the added benefit of drying the region, may be helpful in preventing recurrence of tinea cruris.
