Tinea pedis in children presenting as unilateral inflammatory lesions of the sole.
Tinea pedis is uncommon in prepubescent children and therefore the diagnosis may be difficult to make. We report tinea pedis in five children presenting as unilateral inflammatory lesions of the sole which was not readily diagnosed. The pathogen in all of our cases was Trichophyton rubrum.
Geary
R J
RJ
University of Cincinnati, Department of Dermatology, Children's Medical Center, Ohio 45229, USA.
Lucky
A W
AW
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification