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Tinea Pedis in Children Presenting as Unilateral Inflammatory Lesions of the Sole
Author(s) -
Geary Rosemary J.,
Lucky Anne W.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1046/j.1525-1470.1999.00071.x
Subject(s) - medicine , trichophyton rubrum , dermatology , antifungal
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.