title: Pustular tinea pedis.
abstract: Pustules are uncommon in tinea pedis and may suggest a bacterial infection. We describe a patient with large pustules on his feet that contained hyphae on Gram's stain of the pus and on a potassium hydroxide preparation of the pustule roof. Cultures were negative for bacteria, but grew Trichophyton rubrum.
authors.affiliation: Puget Sound Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seatle, WA 98108, USA.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Hirschmann
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Raugi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*