background and purpose: fusariosis is a fungal infection often involving the skin. various species can cause local, focally invasive, or disseminated infections. the routes of entry for fusarium species include the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, toe nails, trauma to the skin, and indwelling central venous catheter. case report: herein, we present the case of a 35-year-old woman pres...

Introduction: Intertrigo is a common disease of the skin usually caused by fungi and/or bacteria, often involving major or minor skin folds. Here, we report a case of severe, ulcerative intertrigo of all interdigital folds of both feet caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient with type II diabetes who acquired the infection during a trip to Senegal. Case Pres...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fusariosis is a fungal infection often involving the skin. Various species can cause local, focally invasive, or disseminated infections. The routes of entry for Fusarium species include the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, toe nails, trauma to the skin, and indwelling central venous catheter. CASE REPORT Herein, we present the case of a 35-year-old woman pres...

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...

Background. The etiology of foot intertrigo is varied. Several pathogens and skin conditions might play a role in toe web space lesions. Objective. To identify the possible etiological causes of toe web space lesions. Methods. 100 Egyptian patients were enrolled in this study (72 females and 28 males). Their ages ranged from 18 to 79 years. For every patient, detailed history taking, general an...

BACKGROUND We sought to determine the incidence of tinea pedis in patients with otherwise asymptomatic pedal interdigital macerations. Both diabetic and nondiabetic populations were compared. Age and body mass index were also examined for their significance. METHODS Fungal cultures of skin scrapings from 80 patients (77 male and 3 female; mean age, 65 years) with interdigital macerations were...

BACKGROUND Intertrigo in the large skin folds is a common problem. There is a plethora of treatments, but a lack of evidence about their efficacy. A nursing guideline on this matter had to be updated and broadened in scope to other health care professionals. METHODS A systematic review was performed. Thirteen databases were sensitively searched, supplemented by reference tracking and forward ...

MI: malignant intertrigo PPE: palmoplantar erythrodysesthesia SDRIFE: symmetrical drug-related intertriginous, flexural exanthema TEC: toxic erythema of chemotherapy INTRODUCTION Toxic erythema of chemotherapy (TEC) encompasses a broad spectrum of cytotoxic effects on the skin. Despite increasing awareness of TEC, such eruptions may remain unrecognized and subsequently result in unnecessary hos...