What is Athlete's foot?

What is Athlete's foot?

• Athlete's foot: Fungal skin condition typically of feet or toes.
• Athlete's foot: Dermatological pruritic lesion in the feet, caused by Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Athlete's foot: fungal infection of the feet.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Athlete's foot: Introduction

Types of Athlete's foot:

Broader types of Athlete's foot:

• Fungal infections
• Tinea
• Foot conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Athlete's foot?

Complications of Athlete's foot: see complications of Athlete's foot

What causes Athlete's foot?

Causes of Athlete's foot: see causes of Athlete's foot
Cause of Athlete's foot: Infection of the feet or toes with tinea (a fungal infection).
Risk factors for Athlete's foot: see risk factors for Athlete's foot

What are the symptoms of Athlete's foot?

Symptoms of Athlete's foot: see symptoms of Athlete's foot

Complications of Athlete's foot: see complications of Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Athlete's foot.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Athlete's foot.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Athlete's foot: see treatments for Athlete's foot
Prevention of Athlete's foot: see prevention of Athlete's foot
Research for Athlete's foot: see research for Athlete's foot

Organs Affected by Athlete's foot:

Organs and body systems related to Athlete's foot include:

• Foot
• Toes

Name and Aliases of Athlete's foot

Main name of condition: Athlete's foot

Class of Condition for Athlete's foot: parasite fungal

tinea pedis

Tinea pedis Source - Diseases Database

Tinea pedis
Source - WordNet 2.1

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Athlete's foot:

• Tinea pedis
• Foot fungus
• Fungal infection
• Skin infection

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