Tinea is commonly known as ringworm, a fungal infection that can be found anywhere on the body. It gets its name because of the circular rash it causes. The name of the infection is determined by ...

In a cohort of 142 homeless men staying overnight in a major Boston shelter over a period of 3 months, 38% had tinea pedis, 20.4% had pitted keratolysis of the feet, and 15.4% had toenail ...

Homelessness is a rising problem with socioeconomic roots that affects millions of people around the world. Homeless people suffer from a wide range of health problems and, consequently, have high ...

Pitted keratolysis is a bacterial skin infection of the foot. The infection is characterized by craterlike pits on the sole of the feet and toes, particularly weight-bearing areas.

1 The First Affiliated Hospital (The First School of Clinical Medicine), Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China 2 Guangdong Metabolic Diseases Research Center of Integrated Chinese and ...