Extracts from Clinical Evidence: Athletes foot and fungally infected toenails

摘要

>Definition Athlete's foot is a cutaneous fungal infection that causes the skin to itch, flake, and fissure. Nail involvement is characterised by ungual thickening and discoloration.Incidence/prevalenceIn the United Kingdom, athlete's foot is present in about 15% of the general population, and 1.2 million people have fungally infected toenails.