title: Tinea pedis: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: The authors review the common dermatophyte genera and the forms of tinea pedia they cause. They also provide a differential diagnosis, review diagnostic procedures, and outline the pathophysiology of this complex condition. A classification and treatment plan is provided, with an extensive review of recent clinical trials. The aim of the article is to expand practitioners' treatment options for individualizing treatment plans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bender
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003883:Arthrodermataceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents