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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

Diagnosis and Management of Plantar Dermatoses.
Rasner CJ, Kullberg SA, Pearson DR, Boull CL
J Am Board Fam Med 2022 Mar-Apr;35(2):435-442. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.02.200410. PMID: 35379733
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
Cutaneous id reactions: a comprehensive review of clinical manifestations, epidemiology, etiology, and management.
Ilkit M, Durdu M, Karakaş M
Crit Rev Microbiol 2012 Aug;38(3):191-202. Epub 2012 Feb 3 doi: 10.3109/1040841X.2011.645520. PMID: 22300403

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

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
Skin Infections.
Clebak KT, Malone MA
Prim Care 2018 Sep;45(3):433-454. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.004. PMID: 30115333
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

Efinaconazole in Onychomycosis.
Gupta AK, Talukder M
Am J Clin Dermatol 2022 Mar;23(2):207-218. Epub 2021 Dec 13 doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00660-1. PMID: 34902110
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

Prognosis

Tinea and Onychomycosis.
Rosen T
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2016 Jun;35(6 Suppl):S110-3. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.2016.035. PMID: 27537822
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
Treatments of tinea pedis.
Gupta AK, Chow M, Daniel CR, Aly R
Dermatol Clin 2003 Jul;21(3):431-62. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(03)00032-9. PMID: 12956197
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
Pathophysiology of dermatophyte infections.
Odom R
J Am Acad Dermatol 1993 May;28(5 Pt 1):S2-S7. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(09)80300-9. PMID: 8496407

Clinical prediction guides

Tinea pedis in underrepresented groups: All of Us database analysis.
Moseley I, Ragi SD, Ouellette S, Rao B
Mycoses 2023 Jan;66(1):29-34. Epub 2022 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/myc.13522. PMID: 35997514
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
2016 Epidemiological Survey of Dermatomycoses in Japan.
Shimoyama H, Sei Y
Med Mycol J 2019;60(3):75-82. doi: 10.3314/mmj.19.007. PMID: 31474694
Athlete's foot.
Crawford F
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Jul 20;2009 PMID: 21696646Free PMC Article
Dermatophytoses in Iran.
Khosravi AR, Aghamirian MR, Mahmoudi M
Mycoses 1994 Jan-Feb;37(1-2):43-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1994.tb00284.x. PMID: 7935592

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
Athlete's foot.
Crawford F
BMJ Clin Evid 2009 Jul 20;2009 PMID: 21696646Free PMC Article
Use of terbinafine in rare and refractory mycoses.
Revankar SG, Nailor MD, Sobel JD
Future Microbiol 2008 Feb;3(1):9-17. doi: 10.2217/17460913.3.1.9. PMID: 18230029

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