Tinea pedis in children
A. McBride and B. A. Cohen
Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh (Pa) School of Medicine.
OBJECTIVE--To demonstrate that tinea pedis should be considered in the
differential diagnosis of children with foot dermatitis. DESIGN--Patient
series. SETTING--Outpatient dermatology practice at the Children's Hospital
of Pittsburgh (Pa). PARTICIPANTS--Children with culture-proven tinea pedis
from 1987 until 1990. MEASUREMENTS/MAIN RESULTS--Fungal cultures were used
to identify 13 girls and 13 boys ranging in age from 17 months to 18 years
with tinea pedis. A parent was the probable source of infection in at least
25% of cases. CONCLUSIONS--Tinea pedis is not a rare occurrence in children
and should be considered in any patient with a foot rash.
