Case Warning of Fungal Infections Caused by Improper Foot Soaking (2025)

In March 2025, media reports indicated that a 69-year-old man in Wuhan experienced redness, swelling, heat and pain in his left toe the next day after soaking his feet in mugwort at night. After examination, he was diagnosed with a fungal infection. The patient often takes foot baths and is accustomed to putting mugwort into the water. However, due to reasons such as excessively high water temperature, prolonged foot baths, and failure to dry the Spaces between the toes in time, conditions for the reproduction of fungi may be created.