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Tinea pedis

MedGen UID:
52759
•Concept ID:
C0040259
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Athlete Foot; Athlete's Foot; Athletes Foot; Tinea Pedis
SNOMED CT: Tinea pedis (6020002); Epidermophytosis pedis (6020002); Athlete's foot (6020002); Dermatophytosis of foot (6020002); TP - Tinea pedis (6020002); Ringworm of foot (6020002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005984

Definition

Dermatological pruritic lesion in the feet, caused by Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTinea pedis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Onychomycosis in children - review on treatment and management strategies.
Gupta AK, Venkataraman M, Shear NH, Piguet V
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 May;33(3):1213-1224. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1810607. PMID: 32799713
Topical management of tinea pedis.
Thomas B, Falk J, Allan GM
Can Fam Physician 2021 Jan;67(1):30. doi: 10.46747/cfp.670130. PMID: 33483393Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bullous Tinea Pedis.
Xie F, Lehman JS
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Jul;97(7):1396-1397. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.05.007. PMID: 35787867
Cellulitis.
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Superficial fungal infections.
Kovitwanichkanont T, Chong AH
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 Oct;48(10):706-711. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-19-4930. PMID: 31569324
Onychomycosis: Clinical overview and diagnosis.
Lipner SR, Scher RK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Apr;80(4):835-851. Epub 2018 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.03.062. PMID: 29959961
Superficial Fungal Infections.
Kaushik N, Pujalte GG, Reese ST
Prim Care 2015 Dec;42(4):501-16. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.08.004. PMID: 26612371

Diagnosis

Bullous Tinea Pedis.
Xie F, Lehman JS
Mayo Clin Proc 2022 Jul;97(7):1396-1397. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.05.007. PMID: 35787867
Cellulitis.
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Superficial fungal infections.
Kovitwanichkanont T, Chong AH
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 Oct;48(10):706-711. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-19-4930. PMID: 31569324
Onychomycosis: Clinical overview and diagnosis.
Lipner SR, Scher RK
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 Apr;80(4):835-851. Epub 2018 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.03.062. PMID: 29959961
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034

Therapy

Cellulitis.
Bystritsky RJ
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):49-60. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.002. PMID: 33494874
Superficial fungal infections.
Kovitwanichkanont T, Chong AH
Aust J Gen Pract 2019 Oct;48(10):706-711. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-05-19-4930. PMID: 31569324
Superficial Fungal Infections.
Kaushik N, Pujalte GG, Reese ST
Prim Care 2015 Dec;42(4):501-16. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.08.004. PMID: 26612371
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034
Tinea pedis.
Leyden JJ, Aly R
Semin Dermatol 1993 Dec;12(4):280-4. PMID: 8312143

Prognosis

Epidemiological trends in skin mycoses worldwide.
Havlickova B, Czaika VA, Friedrich M
Mycoses 2008 Sep;51 Suppl 4:2-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01606.x. PMID: 18783559
Onychomycosis and tinea pedis in patients with diabetes.
Rich P
J Am Acad Dermatol 2000 Nov;43(5 Suppl):S130-4. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2000.110376. PMID: 11044289
Onychomycosis--treatment, relapse and re-infection.
Hull PR
Dermatology 1997;194 Suppl 1:7-9. doi: 10.1159/000246174. PMID: 9154393
Dermatophytosis of the feet.
Masri-Fridling GD
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):33-40. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70322-3. PMID: 8821155
The AIDS epidemic.
Conant MA
J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 Sep;31(3 Pt 2):S47-50. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)81267-4. PMID: 7915731

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence and risk factors of tinea pedis in Georgian Defense Forces.
Kintsurashvili N, Kvlividze O, Galdava G
BMJ Mil Health 2021 Dec;167(6):433-436. Epub 2020 Mar 23 doi: 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2019-001397. PMID: 32205330
Genetic Predictors of Susceptibility to Dermatophytoses.
Abdel-Rahman SM
Mycopathologia 2017 Feb;182(1-2):67-76. Epub 2016 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s11046-016-0046-z. PMID: 27502504
Bullous tinea pedis with direct immunofluorescence positivity: when is a positive result not autoimmune bullous disease?
Miller DD, Bhawan J
Am J Dermatopathol 2013 Jul;35(5):587-94. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182604854. PMID: 22892469
Athlete's foot.
Crawford F
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Jul 20;2009 PMID: 21696646Free PMC Article
Determining differential diagnosis by practical observation.
Fleck CA
Adv Skin Wound Care 2007 Jan;20(1):21-6. doi: 10.1097/00129334-200701000-00008. PMID: 17195781

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review of the prevalence of onychomycosis in children.
Vestergaard-Jensen S, Mansouri A, Jensen LH, Jemec GBE, Saunte DML
Pediatr Dermatol 2022 Nov;39(6):855-865. Epub 2022 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/pde.15100. PMID: 36130720Free PMC Article
Foot Conditions among Homeless Persons: A Systematic Review.
To MJ, Brothers TD, Van Zoost C
PLoS One 2016;11(12):e0167463. Epub 2016 Dec 9 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167463. PMID: 27936071Free PMC Article
Oral treatments for fungal infections of the skin of the foot.
Bell-Syer SE, Khan SM, Torgerson DJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 Oct 17;10(10):CD003584. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003584.pub2. PMID: 23076898Free PMC Article
Efficacy and safety of topical antifungals in the treatment of dermatomycosis: a systematic review.
Rotta I, Sanchez A, Gonçalves PR, Otuki MF, Correr CJ
Br J Dermatol 2012 May;166(5):927-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10815.x. PMID: 22233283
Athlete's foot.
Crawford F
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Jul 20;2009 PMID: 21696646Free PMC Article

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