Studies in the Epidemiology of Tinea Pedis

Studies in the epidemiology of tinea pedis. 8. Fungal infection in a long-stay hospital.

The best results were obtained when treatment was started in early infancy. Sometimes surprisingly good results occurred in older children, with a rise in intelligence level which enabled them to go to a school for the educationally subnormal or to a normal school. All but three of the 18 children with epilepsy responded badly to dietary treatment. There was no evidence that dietary treatment r...

Tinea Pedis

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...

Prevalence of Tinea Pedis in the personnel of Hamedan Sina Hospital in the year 1379

Background: Tinea pedis is probably the most common form of dermatophytosis in developed countries and it is one of the public health problems in the most societies. Moreover, wearing shoes, sweating and maceration are its predisposing factors. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and determination of type of tinea pedis in the personnel of Hamedan Sina Hospital. Patients and Methods: In...

Foot bacterial intertrigo mimicking interdigital tinea pedis.

BACKGROUND Itchy maceration of the toe webs is common in warm and humid weather. Some cases do not respond to treatment for tinea or eczema. METHODS Patients with foot intertrigo with a poor response to antifungal or antiinflammatory treatment from 2004 to 2009 were included in this study. Their general characteristics were recorded. Bacterial and fungal cultures as well as potassium hydroxid...