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==Overview==
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The body normally hosts a variety of [[saprotrophic]] microorganisms that rapidly cause [[infection]]. Athlete's foot is a [[layman]]'s description of a skin fungal infection, and is medically referred to as tinea pedis. It may be associated with several different fungi, including yeasts. The most common fungi causing tinea pedis are ''[[Trichophyton rubrum]]'' and ''[[Trichophyton mentagrophytes|T. mentagrophytes]]''. Fungal infections of the skin are called [[dermatophytosis]].


[[Dermatophytes]] may be spread from other humans (anthropophilic), animals (zoophilic) or may come from the soil ([[geophilic]]). Anthropophillic dermatophytes are restricted to human hosts and produce a mild, chronic inflammation.  Zoophilic organisms are found primarily in animals and cause marked inflammatory reactions in humans who have contact with infected cats, dogs, cattle, horses, birds, or other animals. Geophilic species are usually recovered from the soil but occasionally infect humans and animals. They cause a marked inflammatory reaction, which limits the spread of the infection and may lead to a spontaneous cure but may also leave scars. [[Infection]]s or [[infestation]]s  occur when [[dermatophyte]]s grow and multiply in the skin.
==Causes==
*''[[Trichophyton rubrum]]'' - most common cause of athlete's foot.
*''[[Trichophyton interdigitale]]''
*''[[Trichophyton tonsurans]]''
*''[[Trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton rubrum|Trichophyton mentagrophytes]]''
*''Epidermophyton floccosum''


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Latest revision as of 18:18, 27 July 2020