Comorbidity of Tinea Pedis and Onychomycosis and Evaluation of Risk Factors in Latino Immigrant Poultry Processing and Other Manual Laborers

Pichardo-Geisinger, Rita; Mora, Dana C.; Newman, Jill C.; Arcury, Thomas A.; Feldman, Steven R.; Quandt, Sara A.

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“…In our study, excessive perspiration was also significantly associated with onychomycosis ( P = 0.002), which is in accordance with literature . Excessive perspiration is also more common in blue‐collar workers with onychomycosis, who use occlusive footwear on most of the working days, as well as in people engaging in sports due to sportswear . While wearing occlusive footwear, excessive perspiration is enhanced, and maceration and microtrauma of nails acquired through a long distance walk, ill‐fitted shoes or engaging in sports enables fungi to establish infection .…”

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“…2,28 Excessive perspiration is also more common in blue-collar workers with onychomycosis, who use occlusive footwear on most of the working days, as well as in people engaging in sports due to sportswear. 26,33,34 While wearing occlusive footwear, excessive perspiration is enhanced, and maceration and microtrauma of nails acquired through a long distance walk, ill-fitted shoes or engaging in sports enables fungi to establish infection. 2 Furthermore, the spread of foot infections, including tinea pedis and onychomycosis, may occur in places, such as shower stalls, bathrooms, or locker rooms, where the floor surfaces are often wet and a large number of people walk barefooted.…”

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Epidemiology of onychomycosis in Serbia: a laboratory‐based survey and risk factor identification

Dubljanin

Džamić

Vujčić

et al. 2016

Mycoses

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Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the fingernails and/or toenails caused by dermatophytes, yeasts and non-dermatophyte moulds. The epidemiology of onychomycosis in Serbia is yet to be fully established. This epidemiological study was aimed at evaluating the epidemiology of onychomycosis in a sample of the Serbian patients at risk of onychomycosis, to determine the fungal aetiological agents and to identify the possible risk factors. The study population included 374 patients from six centres in Serbia with suspected onychomycosis. Demographic data, data about comorbidities, lifestyle, clinical aspects of onychomycosis, trauma, excessive perspiration and personal and family history of previous onychomycosis were studied. Laboratory confirmation of diagnosis was done by direct microscopy, fungal culture and PCR. Diagnosis of onychomycosis was confirmed in 50.8% of patients, who tested positive to at least one laboratory test (direct microscopy, fungal culture or PCR). Trichophyton rubrum was predominant both on toenails (85.98%) and on fingernails (38.46%). Independent risk factors for onychomycosis were: old age (OR = 2.285; P < 0.001), family history of previous onychomycosis and/or tinea pedis (OR = 2.452; P = 0.005), excessive perspiration (OR = 2.165; P = 0.002) and higher degree of hyperkeratosis (OR = 1.755; P = 0.020). This is a first epidemiological study of onychomycosis from Serbia.

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Epidemiology of onychomycosis in Serbia: a laboratory‐based survey and risk factor identification

Dubljanin

Džamić

Vujčić

et al. 2016

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“…Manual laborers are among the most common groups of people that experience concomitant infections involving tinea pedis and toenail onychomycosis. In 2014, Pichardo-Geisinger et al found that among the Latino manual laborers they surveyed, 32% had onychomycosis and another 37.8% had tinea pedis [ 6 ]. The prevalence of a co-infection of onychomycosis and tinea pedis was also determined to be 23.5% [ 6 ].…”

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“…In 2014, Pichardo-Geisinger et al found that among the Latino manual laborers they surveyed, 32% had onychomycosis and another 37.8% had tinea pedis [ 6 ]. The prevalence of a co-infection of onychomycosis and tinea pedis was also determined to be 23.5% [ 6 ]. Of the patients who had tinea pedis, 62.05% had onychomycosis [ 6 ].…”

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Environmental and Genetic Factors on the Development of Onychomycosis

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Athanasoula

Lee

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Since the early 20th century, onychomycosis originated with the onset of war, the use of occlusive footwear, and the mass migration of people by transportation in the United States. Even though onychomycosis has a high prevalence in the US, other parts of the world including Canada, West Africa, Southeast Asia, Northern Australia, and Europe have been well documented with cases of fungal toenail infection in their environments. Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum) is the major dermatophyte responsible for toenail fungal infection and is typically diagnosed in conjunction with tinea pedis, especially in individuals older than 60 years. Gender roles, age, cultural habits, shoe gear, sports activities, and genetic predisposition all contribute to the different presentation of onychomycosis in these areas where organisms like dermatophytes, candida, and molds were isolated in a variety of cases. Despite the differences in isolated pathogens, treatment outcomes remained consistent. This literature review discusses the influence of tinea pedis, genetics, shoe gear, sports, and age on the development of onychomycosis.

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Tinea Pedis and Onychomycosis

Berker¹

2018

Onychomycosis

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Comorbidity of Tinea Pedis and Onychomycosis and Evaluation of Risk Factors in Latino Immigrant Poultry Processing and Other Manual Laborers

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Epidemiology of onychomycosis in Serbia: a laboratory‐based survey and risk factor identification

Epidemiology of onychomycosis in Serbia: a laboratory‐based survey and risk factor identification

Environmental and Genetic Factors on the Development of Onychomycosis

Tinea Pedis and Onychomycosis

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