title: Bullous tinea pedis in two children.
abstract: Tinea pedis is a dermatophytic infection with a high prevalence in adults and also occasionally observed in children. We report here two cases of bullous tinea pedis, one due to Trichophyton rubrum in a 6-year-old child and the second due to T. interdigitale in a 10-year-old child. We suggest that, despite the low prevalence of this infection in childhood, a potassium hydroxide test and a culture for fungi should always be performed when a child is examined for an inflammatory eruption of the feet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Dermatology, University of the Study of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. iria.neri@tin.it
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Piraccini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guareschi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patrizi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000382:microbiology*; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification