Factors which influence the therapeutic effect of tinea pedis

Tinea Pedis

Prevalence and risk factors of tinea unguium and tinea pedis in the general population in Spain.

This study prospectively evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of tinea unguium and tinea pedis in the general adult population in Madrid, Spain. One thousand subjects were clinically examined, and samples of nails and scales from the interdigital spaces of the feet were taken from those patients presenting with signs or symptoms of onychomycosis and/or tinea pedis, respectively. In additio...

Prevalence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium in Tunisia

BACKGROUND Foot mycoses are a frequent disease that represents a public health problem worldwide. OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology of foot mycoses among Tunisian patients, in order to determine the fungal etiological agents and to identify possible risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study of three hundred and ninety-two patients was undertaken during one...

Prevalence and risk factors of tinea capitis and tinea pedis in school children in Turkey.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of tinea capitis and tinea pedis in school children in Turkey. METHODS The study included 8122 students from 24 schools in the rural and urban areas around Kayseri,Turkey. We asked every student for their personal identification and also for their sanitation in order to get an idea about dermatophytosis. Samples taken from suspicious lesio...

the frequency of tinea pedis in patients with tinea cruris

the frequency of tinea pedis in patients with tinea cruris has not been elucidated. the main objective of this study is to define this frequency all patients referred to the mycological laboratory of razi hospital, tehran, during a 3-month period in 1997, who had a positive koh smear for dermatophyte in the groin area were included in the study. a culture from this site, and a smear and culture...