Dermatosis: Tinea Pedis

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Dermatosis is a skin disease, especially one that does not cause inflammation. Dermatosis is actually commonly seen in athletics or a physically active population. There are several categories that fall under dermatosis, such as fungal infections, bacterial infections and viral infections. I will be focusing on a specific type of fungal infection, tinea pedis. Yet, there are many fungal infections by which are caused by dermatophytes, fungal organisms living in soil, on animals, or on humans. Some fungal infections would be tinea capitis (scalp), tinea corporis (“ringworm”), tinea cruris (groin area/”jock itch”), tinea pedis (foot area/”athletes foot”), and onychomycosis (on nails).
According to NATA’s Skin Diseases in Athletics Fact Sheet, tinea pedis, also known as “athlete’s foot”, is one of the most common fungal infection in humans in North America and Europe affecting the feet. Tinea pedis is caused by a microscopic fungus that lives on dead tissue of the hair, toenails, and outer skin layers. Trichophyton rubrum is the most common type of fungus to cause tinea pedis but there are at least four kinds of fungus that can. Tinea pedis usually appears between the toes but can also affect toenails and the bottom or sides of the feet. Athletes or the physically active population can easily get this infection because the fungus grows best in a warm, moist environment such as shoes, socks, swimming pools, locker rooms, and the floors of communal/public showers, all of which athletes and the physically active population generally use and/or encounter.
There isn’t just a general type of tinea pedis, “athlete’s foot”, there are three variants of it. The types vary from interdigital, moccasin, and vesicular. Interdigital is the most co...

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...ed and thoroughly dried, enough medication should applied to the area but is to be used as directed by doctor. Afterwards, you must thoroughly wash and dry hands.
Some side effects to this topical cream would be burning, stinging, swelling, irritation, redness, pimple-like bumps, tenderness, or flaking of the treated skin may occur. Although a serious allergic reaction is unlikely, it may occur. Those symptoms may include a rash, itching and/or swelling of face, tongue and throat, severe dizziness, and trouble breathing. If any of these effects occur, a doctor is to be notified and seen immediately. This medication should not be applied in/on eyes, nose, mouth, or vagina. Also, if a dose is missed the cream should be applied as soon the person remembers but is not advised to try to “catch up” on doses because it can lead to an increase of occurrence in side effects.

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