Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot: Introduction

Athlete's foot: A condition which is characterized by a chronic superificial infection of the foot caused by a fungi. See free access online books about Athlete's foot below. See detailed information below for a list of 5 causes of Athlete's foot, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Athlete's foot

• Diabetes - Athlete's foot
• Epidermophyton floccosum
• Trichophyton interdigitale
• Trichophyton rubrum
• Type 2 diabetes - Athlete's foot
• more causes...»

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Athlete's foot: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Athlete's foot, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Athlete's foot: Symptom Checker

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• Athlete's foot and Abdominal pain (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Abdominal symptoms (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Acanthosis nigricans (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Aches (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Acne (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Amenorrhea (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Appetite changes (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Arm numbness (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Arm paresthesia (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Arm symptoms (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Autonomic neuropathy (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Balance symptoms (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Behavioral symptoms (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Birth defects (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Birth symptoms (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Bladder symptoms (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Blood vessel symptoms (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Blurred vision (2 causes)
• Athlete's foot and Body symptoms (2 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 607 Symptom Checker combinations related to Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Athlete's foot:

• Ankle Care & Injury
• Leg Care & Injury
• Knee Care & Injury
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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Fungal symptoms (16 causes)
• Foot symptoms (1163 causes)
• Leg symptoms (1585 causes)
• Limb symptoms (1192 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Athlete's foot

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Athlete's foot:

• Skin rash (1085 causes)
• Foot rash (18 causes)
• Foot itch (7 causes)
• Fungal infections (16 causes)
• Itchy toes
• Fungal infection
• Antifunal drugs
• Tinea pedis
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Athlete's foot

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Athlete's foot from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Athlete's foot. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Athlete's foot

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Misdiagnosis and Athlete's foot

Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps, particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes. However, there are also various other causes. See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of diabetes....read more »

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Stories from Users for Athlete's foot

Real-life user stories relating to Athlete's foot:

• I think I have athletes foot, But...
• foot athlete
• Recurring Athletes Foot/Smelly Feet
• Athlete's foot or not?
• Athlete
• Athletes foot (tinea pedis)/Jock itch (tinea cruris)
• Does this sound like Athlete's Foot?

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Causes of Athlete's foot listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Athlete's foot as a symptom include:

• Epidermophyton floccosum
• Trichophyton interdigitale
• Trichophyton rubrum
• more causes...»

See full list of 5 causes of Athlete's foot
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Article Excerpts about Athlete's foot

Athlete's foot is a fungus that causes redness and cracking of the skin. It is itchy. The cracks between the toes allow germs to get under the skin. If blood sugar is high, the sugar feeds the germs and makes the infection worse. The infection can spread to the toenails and make them thick, yellow, and hard to cut. (Source: excerpt from Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy: NIDDK)

Athlete's foot is a fungus that causes redness and cracking of the skin. It is itchy. The cracks between the toes allow germs to get under the skin. If blood sugar is high, the sugar feeds the germs and makes the infection worse. The infection can spread to the toenails and make them thick, yellow, and hard to cut. (Source: excerpt from Keep Your Feet and Skin Healthy: NIDDK)

Definitions of Athlete's foot:

Athlete's foot: Avoid the incorrect forms athletes and athletes'. SYN: tinea pedis.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Dermatological pruritic lesion in the feet, caused by Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Fungal infection of the feet
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Detailed list of causes of Athlete's foot

The list below shows some of the causes of Athlete's foot mentioned in various sources:

• Diabetes - Athlete's foot
• Epidermophyton floccosum
• Trichophyton interdigitale
• Trichophyton rubrum
• Type 2 diabetes - Athlete's foot
• more causes...»

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How Common are these Causes of Athlete's foot?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Athlete's foot. Of the 5 causes of Athlete's foot that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 0 causes are "common" diseases
• 0 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 5 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 5 causes of Athlete's foot

Conditions listing symptoms: Athlete's foot:

The following list of conditions have 'Athlete's foot' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Athlete's foot Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Athlete's foot based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: