Epidemiological Survey of Tinea Pedis in Junior High School and High School Students in Kurume City, Japan

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  • Fukuda Shunpei
    Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology Fukuhada Dermatology Clinic
  • Kusuhara Masahiro
    Kusuhara Dermatology Clinic
  • Sogame Ryousuke
    Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology
  • Tani Naomi
    Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology
  • Ohata Chika
    Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology
  • Hashimoto Takashi
    Department of Dermatology, Kurume University School of Medicine, and Kurume University Institute of Cutaneous Cell Biology

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  • 福岡県久留米市の中高一貫校における足白癬の疫学調査
  • フクオカケン クルメシ ノ ナカダカ イッカンコウ ニ オケル アシ ハクセン ノ エキガク チョウサ

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Epidemiological survey of junior high school and high school students in Kurume city was conducted to determine the frequency of tinea pedis in Japanese teenager. The results of the survey showed that the frequency rate of all students (total: 1,068, male: 993, female: 75) was 1.97% (male: 2.10%, female: 0%). Most of cases were interdigital type. All isolates identified by morphological characteristics were Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Sequence analysis of fungal DNA revealed all isolates were Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale/Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii. The frequency rate of students in a dormitory was higher than that of day students. Although our study showed that the frequency rate of tinea pedis in Japanese teenager was relatively low, it is considered that tinea pedis should be treated aggressively to prevent transmissions in school life.

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