Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
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8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Jun 1991

Diagnosis and treatment of tinea pedis. A review and update

JC Page California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.

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C Abramson California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.

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WL Lee California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.

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DJ McCarthy California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.

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KJ McGinley California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.

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D Williams California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco 94115.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-81-6-304
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Fungal foot infections are becoming an increasingly common public health problem as the population ages. New studies have shown that some of the traditional therapeutic antifungal agents have multiple actions that enable them to be more efficacious than previously thought, and more efficacious than other agents without multiple actions. In this review article, the pedal infections commonly referred to as tinea pedis, or athlete's foot, are described. The etiologic agents involved in the pathogenesis, the methodologies for proper diagnosis, and the therapeutic agents commercially available for treatment are reviewed.

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