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Athlete's Foot Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Trichophyton rubrum
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes
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The body normally hosts a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. Some of these are useful to the body. Others may, under certain conditions, multiply rapidly and cause infections. Athlete's foot occurs when a particular type of f...
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Athlete's foot is caused by a fungal infection that most often affects the fourth and fifth toe webs. Trichophyton rubrum , T. mentagrophytes , and Epidermophyton floccosum , the fungi that cause athlete's foot, are unusual in that they live exclu...
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A dermatologist can diagnose the condition by physical examination and by examining a preparation of skin scrapings under a microscope. Not all foot rashes are athlete's foot, which is why a physician should diagnose the condition before any remed...
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