Athletes foot high in psoriasis patients

[Fred]

This study suggests there is a high prevalence of Tinea Pedis (Athletes Foot) in people with psoriasis. Typically Tinea Pedis affects the feet, but may infect or spread to other areas of the body such as the groin and tends to spread to areas of skin that are kept hot and moist, such as with insulation, body heat, and sweat.

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There are discrepancies in the literature regarding the prevalence of tinea pedis in psoriasis. The aim of this investigation was to conduct a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of tinea pedis in psoriasis compared to atopic dermatitis patients and normal controls.

We enrolled 232 psoriatic patients, 190 atopic dermatitis patients and 202 normal controls, between the years 2010 and 2013. The prevalence of tinea pedis was 13.8% in psoriasis patients, not significantly different from that in atopic dermatitis patients 8.4% (P = 0.092)), but significantly higher than in normal controls 7.4% (P = 0.043). Both gender and age affected the prevalence of tinea pedis in psoriasis and normal controls, while only age affected the prevalence of tinea pedis in atopic dermatitis.

Regarding gender, there was higher prevalence of tinea pedis in men: 19.1% (P = 0.019) in psoriasis and 12.1% (P = 0.013) in normal controls. Age affected the prevalence of tinea pedis in normal controls (P < 0.001), psoriasis patients (P = 0.001) and atopic dermatitis patients (P = 0.001), with higher prevalence with increasing age. Trichophyton rubrum was the most common species in psoriasis (71.9%), atopic dermatitis (75.0%) and normal controls (73.3%).

Our study found a relatively high prevalence of tinea pedis among psoriasis patients.

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[slm]

Thanks Fred. I am grateful that I don't suffer in this way. You do a great job researching and following up on the posts.

[Fred]

Thanks Fred. I am grateful that I don't suffer in this way. You do a great job researching and following up on the posts.

You're welcome, thank you for the feedback.

[jiml]

thank goodness i haven't had that to contend with
but its always good to read about current research
i agree with slm thanks Fred

[Fred]

You're welcome Jim.

I sometimes get a flare up between my toes when my psoriatic arthritis is playing up, I may mention this to my dermatologist next time to see what she thinks.