Studies in the Epidemiology of Tinea Pedis

English, Mary P.; Gibson, Mary D.

doi:10.1136/bmj.1.5189.1860

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“…The high incidence of tinea pedis in our children above the age of 12 years mainly caused by T. rubrum and T. mentagrophytes is confirmed by numerous reports 20–22 . Otherwise tinea pedis is rarely diagnosed in younger children 23,24 . This disease, because of its uncommon occurrence, is often overlooked and misdiagnosed, and mistaken for dyshidrotic eczema, shoe dermatitis, or juvenile plantar dermatosis.…”

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Dermatophytosis in children and adolescents in Gdansk, Poland

Lange

Nowicki

Barańska‐Rybak

et al. 2004

Mycoses

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During a 3-year period (1999-2001) a total of 94 cases of dermatophytosis were seen in patients from 0 to 18 years of age attending the Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology of Gdańsk Medical University. Mycoses were diagnosed on the basis of clinical picture and direct microscopy and were confirmed by positive cultures. The most frequent pathogens were Microsporum canis (62%) and Trichophyton rubrum (12%). The most often forms of dermatophytosis in children were tinea cutis glabrae (42%) and tinea capitis (30%). Microsporum canis predominated in both locations. Glabrous skin lesions were the most frequent in children aged 8-15 years; the peak of scalp lesions was observed mainly in children aged 4-7 years. Tinea pedis occurred more frequently than suspected. Tinea pedis was observed mainly in adolescents (above the age of 12 years)--the majority of cases were caused by T. rubrum and T. mentagrophytes var. granulosum. Onychomycosis was highly uncommon, caused mainly by T. rubrum. Dermatomycoses in general were most frequent in October and November.

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“…[20][21][22] Otherwise tinea pedis is rarely diagnosed in younger children. 23,24 This disease, because of its uncommon occurrence, is often overlooked and misdiagnosed, and mistaken for dyshidrotic eczema, shoe dermatitis, or juvenile plantar dermatosis.…”

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Dermatophytosis in children and adolescents in Gdansk, Poland

Lange

Nowicki

Barańska‐Rybak

et al. 2004

Mycoses

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“…The fourth toe webs (Noble & Somerville, 1974) of the feet were scraped without previous washing (English & Gibson, 1959) using the edge of glass slides (Gilchrist, 1979). Nails were cut or pared using sterile scissors or the edge of the glass slides respectively.…”

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An epidemiologic study of the fungal skin flora among the elderly in Alexandria

Gad¹,

Youssef

Sherif³

et al. 1987

Epidemiol. Infect.

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SUMMARYThe fungal skin flora of a sample of 205 elderly persons in Alexandria, drawn by cluster sampling probability technique, was investigated. Pathogenic yeasts were isolated from 18-6% and 10-3% of skin and nails respectively. Candida albicans (16-1 % and 7-3 %) was prominent. A low prevalence of dermatophytes grown on agar (2-4 % from skin and 2-9 % from nails) was observed. In contrast, saprophytic filamentous fungi comprised 45-4 and 50 7 % of skin and nails samples respectively. This study showed no statistically significant effect of sociodemographic variables (sex, marital status, crowding index, and income per capita) on the skin flora. There was no statistical significant difference between elderly diabetics and nondiabetics as regards fungal skin flora.

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“…13 Similarly, another study of schoolchildren between the ages of 10 and 14 years found 2.7% of the children to have dermatophyte infections of the feet through fungal culture confirmation. In the most recent prospective study, 14% of 50 Mexican children aged 2 to 12 years with clinically normal feet showed fungi by potassium hydroxide mounts or positive cultures.…”

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