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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 tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034
Current and emerging options in the treatment of onychomycosis.
Elewski B, Pariser D, Rich P, Scher RK
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2013 Jun;32(2 Suppl 1):S9-12. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.0016. PMID: 24156162
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

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
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
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

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
What is new in fungal pharmacotherapeutics?
Routt ET, Jim SC, Zeichner JA, Kircik LH
J Drugs Dermatol 2014 Apr;13(4):391-5; quiz 396. PMID: 24719057
Tinea pedis.
Leyden JJ, Aly R
Semin Dermatol 1993 Dec;12(4):280-4. PMID: 8312143

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
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
Fungal skin disorders.
Rupke SJ
Prim Care 2000 Jun;27(2):407-21. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70203-7. PMID: 10815051
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

Terbinafine-resistant strain of Trichophyton interdigitale strain isolated from a tinea pedis patient.
Hiruma J, Kitagawa H, Noguchi H, Kano R, Hiruma M, Kamata H, Harada K
J Dermatol 2019 Apr;46(4):351-353. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14809. PMID: 30768808
Estimated burden of serious human fungal diseases in Turkey.
Hilmioğlu-Polat S, Seyedmousavi S, Ilkit M, Hedayati MT, Inci R, Tumbay E, Denning DW
Mycoses 2019 Jan;62(1):22-31. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/myc.12842. PMID: 30107069
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
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
Dermatophytoses in Mexico City.
Manzano-Gayosso P, Méndez-Tovar LJ, Hernández-Hernández F, López-Martínez R
Mycoses 1994 Jan-Feb;37(1-2):49-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1994.tb00285.x. PMID: 7935593

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
Estimated burden of serious human fungal diseases in Turkey.
Hilmioğlu-Polat S, Seyedmousavi S, Ilkit M, Hedayati MT, Inci R, Tumbay E, Denning DW
Mycoses 2019 Jan;62(1):22-31. Epub 2018 Sep 21 doi: 10.1111/myc.12842. PMID: 30107069
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
Are placebo-controlled trials of creams for athlete's foot still justified?
Crawford F, Harris R, Williams HC
Br J Dermatol 2008 Sep;159(4):773-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08806.x. PMID: 18834482

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