Trichophyton rubrum caused 72.9% of the cases of dermatophytosis observed in a sample of caucasoids from Philadelphia. Tinea pedis was found in 84% of the female and male patients with dermatophytosis. Tinea manuum occurred with equal frequency in both sexes whereas tinea unguium was more prevalent in females. Tinea cruris occurred almost exclusively in males. Infections of two or more anatomic...

Athletes present risk of cutaneous mycosis. A study was carried out with 23 soccer players using clinical and mycological examination (direct microscopic examination and culture) and nail clipping. Eighteen (78.26%) did not present mycosis; two (8.70%) presented tinea pedis, and three (13.04%) presented onychomycosis associated to tinea pedis, mainly for Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Infected ti...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of tinea capitis, tinea pedis, and tinea unguium in children from several schools of Barcelona city. METHODS During the period of 2003-2004, a prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in 1,305 children (9% immigrant population) between the ages 3 and 15 in 17 schools in Barcelona. A systematic examination of the feet, (including nails and scalp), ...

BACKGROUND In recent years, skin diseases in wrestling have finally received the attention they deserve. Outbreaks of tinea corporis are often associated with sports involving extensive bodily contact; such sports include wrestling. Tinea corporis gladiatorum is primarily caused by Trichophyton tonsurans, infecting wrestlers at alarming rates. The management of skin infections in wrestlers and ...

background: tinea pedis is probably the commonest form of dermatophy10ses in developed countries and is one of the public heath problems. the wearing of shoes and resultant maceration of toe cleft predisposes to this condition. the aim of this survey was study of conditions and prevalence or tinea pedis in health stave of hamadan, sina hospital. methods: a quality descriptive cross sectional st...

Participants: A total of 108 patients were enrolled, when the clinical signs and symptoms of tinea pedis were confirmed by a KOH-microscopy. The two groups were similar in patient characteristics (age, weight, gender, height). Main exclusion criteria were if the tinea pedis was the ‘moccasin’ or plantar type, if the tinea pedis was with concomitant onychomycosis or if any concomitant therapy wi...

Moccasin tinea pedis is a chronic dermatophyte infection of the foot that is recalcitrant to topical antifungal therapy. Furthermore, most patients with moccasin tinea pedis also have onychomycosis, thus adding to the recalcitrant nature of the infection. The topical antifungals used as sole therapy are generally ineffective because the scale on the plantar surface impedes or limits the absorpt...

introduction rosacea is a chronic skin disease affecting the facial area. the causative agents are unknown. demodex mites can cause rosacea in human beings. case presentation in this article five cases of rosacea due to demodex folliculorum are reported. the first case was a 26-year-old male wrestler. the second case was a 4-year-old-boy with immunodeficiency syndrome, the third case was a 29-y...

BACKGROUND Dermatophytosis, and particularly the subtype tinea capitis, is common among African children; however, the risk factors associated with this condition are poorly understood. To describe the epidemiology of dermatophytosis in distinct eco-climatic zones, three cross-sectional surveys were conducted in public primary schools located in the Sahelian, Sudanian and Sudano-Guinean eco-cli...