Korean J Dermatol.
1993 Oct;31(5):713-720.
Tinea pedis and tinea manus in children
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: Because of concern about the infrequent occurre icc of tinea pedis tinea manus, we studied the incidence of them.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study was to investigate clinical and mycological features of tinea pedis tinea manus. MEHTODS: We reviewed outpatients with tinea pedis tinea minus at the Catholic Skin Disease Clinic from 1976 to 1991.
RESULTS
The incidence was 0.08% out of 1,106,246 outpatients in tinea pedis, 0.02% in tinea manus. Interdigital lesions were the most common in tinea pedis. The ratio of male to female patients was 1.46: 1 in tinea pedis, 1.34:1 in tinea manus. The seasonaI pevalance was highest in summer. The species isolated were, in order of decreasing frequency, Trihohyton(T.) rubrum(89.9%), T. mentagrophytes(8.5%), Microgorum(M.) canis (1.6%) in tinea pedis, T. rubrum(77.8%), T. mentagrophytes(18.2%), M. Canis(2.0%), Epidermophyton(E.) floccosam(2.0% in tinea manus.
CONCLUSION
We find that, the incidence of tinea pedis has been inc easing in recent years.
