title: [Feet dermatophytosis in soccer players].
abstract: Athletes present risk of cutaneous mycosis. A study was carried out with 23 soccer players using clinical and mycological examination (direct microscopic examination and culture) and nail clipping. Eighteen (78.26%) did not present mycosis; two (8.70%) presented tinea pedis, and three (13.04%) presented onychomycosis associated to tinea pedis, mainly for Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Infected tinea pedis has produced cellulitis in one of the athletes. It is necessary to create an educative program of skin care during sports practice.
authors.affiliation: Servico de Dermatologia do Hospital de Clinicas da Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR), Curitiba (PR), Brasil. kspurim@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kátia Sheylla Malta
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Purim
authors.forename: Camila Fernanda Novak Pinheiro
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: Neiva
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Leite
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D014009:Onychomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012916:Soccer; D014008:Tinea Pedis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult