ATHLETE'S FOOT [FUNGI]

1. TENEA PEDIS [FUNGI]
BY- MOHIT HINSU

2. TOPIC
 1. Tenea pedis
 (Cutaneous mycoses)

3. • What is Athlete’s Foot?
• Athlete's foot is known as Tinea Pedis,
Tinea Pedum, Moccasin Foot and
Ringworm of the foot.
• It is a fungal infection that affects the
upper layer of the skin of the foot,
especially when it is warm, moist and
irritated.

4. • What Causes Athlete’s
Foot ??• THE FUNGUS THAT CAUSES ATHLETE'S FOOT IS CALLED TRICHOPHYTON.
• TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM OR T. MENTAGROPHYTES IS
A FUNGUS THAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF ATHLETE'S
FOOT.
• YOUR CHANCES FOR GETTING ATHLETE'S FOOT INCREASES IF:
– WEAR CLOSED SHOES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE PLASTIC-LINED
– KEEP YOUR FEET WET FOR LONG PERIODS
– DEVELOP A MINOR SKIN OR NAIL INJURY
– SWEAT A LOT

5. • Epidemiology
• ATHLETE'S FOOT IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON DERMATOPHYTE
INFECTION IN THE WORLD WITH UP TO 70% OF THE POPULATION HAVING
HAD THIS INFECTION.
• ATHLETE'S FOOT IS MOST COMMON AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND IN
INDIVIDUALS WHO WEAR OCCLUSIVE SHOES.
• THE RISK OF GETTING ATHLETE'S FOOT INCREASES WITH AGE. MOST CASES
OCCUR AFTER PUBERTY. INFECTION IS MOST COMMON BETWEEN THE AGES
OF 20 AND 50 YEARS.
• IT IS MORE COMMON IN THE SUMMER MONTHS.

6. • Signs and Symptoms
• ITCHING AND BURNING
• DRY SKIN
• SCALING
• INFLAMMATION
• BLISTERS LEAD TO
CRACKING OF SKIN

7. • How Athlete’s
Foot is Transmitted ??
ATHLETE’S FOOT IS VERY CONTAGIOUS AND CAN BE SPREAD THROUGH
DIRECT AND INDIRECT CONTACT:
DIRECT CONTACT - THIS INVOLVES SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT. FOR EXAMPLE,
SOMEONE MAY BECOME INFECTED IF THEY TOUCH THE AFFECTED AREA OF
YOUR SKIN AND DO NOT WASH THEIR HANDS AFTERWARDS.
INDIRECT CONTACT - THIS IS WHERE THE FUNGI CAN BE PASSED ON
THROUGH CONTAMINATED OBJECTS SUCH AS TOWELS, BED SHEETS AND
CLOTHING.

8. • Types Of Athlete Foot…..
TOE WEB INFECTION
A MOCCASIN-TYPE INFECTION
VASCULAR-TYPE INFECTIONS

9. • Toe Web Infection
• TOE WEB INFECTION IS THE MOST COMMON AND EASIEST TYPE OF ATHLETE’S
FOOT INFECTION TO TREAT. MOST INFECTIONS OCCUR BETWEEN THE FOURTH
AND LITTLE TOE, BUT IT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN ANY OF YOUR TOES. THE SKIN IN
THESE AREAS MAY BE DRY, SCALY, AND PEEL OR CRACK. THESE IRRITATED AREAS
OF SKIN ARE MORE PRONE TO ALLOWING OTHER BACTERIA TO ENTER YOUR
BODY

10. • Moccasin Type Infection
• A MOCCASIN-TYPE INFECTION IS OFTEN INDICATED BY SORENESS ON
THE SOLES OR HEELS OF YOUR FEET. THE SKIN IN THESE AREAS CAN
CRACK AND THICKEN, AND IN SEVERE CASES THE INFECTION OFTEN
SPREADS INTO THE TOENAILS.

11. • Vascular Type Infection
• VESICULAR-TYPE INFECTIONS ARE IDENTIFIED BY FLUID-FILLED
BLISTERS THAT APPEAR ON THE FEET. THEY TYPICALLY APPEAR ON THE
SOLES OF THE FEET BUT CAN ALSO APPEAR ON THE TOP AND HEELS.

12. • Diagnosis
• KOH TEST
A SKIN LESION POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE EXAM IS THE MOST
COMMON TEST FOR ATHLETE'S FOOT. A DOCTOR SCRAPES OFF A
SMALL AREA OF INFECTED SKIN AND PLACES IT IN POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE. THE KOH DESTROYS NORMAL CELLS AND LEAVES THE
FUNGAL CELLS UNTOUCHED SO THEY ARE EASY TO SEE UNDER A
MICROSCOPE.

13. • How To Cure Athlete’s
Foot ?
USE ANTI-FUNGAL CREAMS OR SPRAYS
CLOTRIMAZOLE, NAFTIFINE,
TAKE ORAL TABLETS
• ORAL- TERBINAFINE, FLUCONAZOLE.
• ORAL DRUGS ARE COMPARATIVELY TOXIC AND EXPENSIVE.

14. • How to Prevent Athlete’s
Foot ?
• TO PREVENT ATHLETES FOOT, YOU WOULD NEED TO FOLLOW SOME STEPS
YOU COULD DO THESE STEPS DAILY
• AT HOME, FIRST TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF AND PUT THEM IN THE AIR TO
MAKE THEM NOT MOIST
• CHANGE YOUR SOCKS EVERYDAY
• DRY YOUR FEET CAREFULLY
• AVOID WALKING IN BARE FOOT IN ESPECIALLY ON PUBLIC AREAS
• THROW AWAY ANY TYPE OF WORN OUT SHOES OR EXERCISE OF SHOES
AND NEVER BORROW ANYBODY’S SHOES