Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot: Introduction

Athlete's foot: Athlete's foot is a fungus that causes redness and cracking of the skin. It is itchy. The cracks between the toes allow germs to get ... more about Athlete's foot.

Athlete's foot: Fungal skin condition typically of feet or toes. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Athlete's foot is available below.

Symptoms of Athlete's foot

• Symptoms on soles of feet
  • Damp skin on soles of feet
  • White skin on soles of feet
  • Grey skin on soles of feet
  • Red patches skin on soles of feet
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 15 symptoms of Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Athlete's foot:

• Toenail hardening (see Toenail symptoms)
• Toenail yellowing (see Toenail symptoms)
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Athlete's foot

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Athlete's foot?

• Misdiagnosis of Athlete's foot
• Failure to diagnose Athlete's foot
• Hidden causes of Athlete's foot (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Athlete's foot:

• Ankle Care & Injury
• Leg Care & Injury
• Knee Care & Injury
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Misdiagnosis and Athlete's foot

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Causes of Athlete's foot

• Trichophyton interdigitale
• Trichophyton rubrum
• Epidermophyton floccosum
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Athlete's foot:

• Athlete's foot as a complication caused by other conditions
• Athlete's foot as a symptom

Treatments for Athlete's foot

• Antifungal creams or powders
• Good foot hygiene
• Drying the feet
• Avoid foot sweating
• Socks made of natural fibers
• more treatments...»

See full list of 7 treatments for Athlete's foot

News Archives for Athlete's foot

Medical news articles related to Athlete's foot include:

• Health Tip: Preventing Athlete's Foot
• Health Tip: Prevent Athlete's Foot
• Health Tip: Help Protect Young Athletes
• Health Tip: Nutrition for Athletic Performance
• Put Your Best Foot Forward Next Year
• Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
• Get in Step With Summer Foot Care
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Athlete's foot

Medical research articles related to Athlete's foot include:

• Onychomycosis and tinea pedis
• Microbes, Germs and Antibitoics
• Terbinafine
• General Endocrinology
• Halcinonide
• Osteoporosis: Investigation and management
• more research...»

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Reseach about Athlete's foot

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Clinical Trials for Athlete's foot

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Athlete's foot include:

• Spread of Dermatophytes Among Families - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Prevention of Athlete's foot

Prevention information for Athlete's foot has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Athlete's foot.

• Keep feet dry
  • Cotton socks
  • Careful drying of feet
  • Open shoes
• Avoid infection of feet
• more preventions...»

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Athlete's foot: Broader Related Topics

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

Types of Athlete's foot

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User Interactive Forums

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Article Excerpts about Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot is a fungus that causes redness and cracking of the skin. It is itchy. The cracks between the toes allow germs to get under the skin. If blood sugar is high, the sugar feeds the germs and makes the infection worse. The infection can spread to the toenails and make them thick, yellow, and hard to cut. (Source: excerpt from Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy: NIDDK)

Definitions of Athlete's foot:

Dermatological pruritic lesion in the feet, caused by Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Fungal infection of the feet - (Source - WordNet 2.1)