A CASE STUDY OF TINEA PEDIS, AMONG NIGERIAN SOLDIERS IN ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACT

Tinea pedis, a fungal infection of the feet, especially within the 

toe webs and soles was studied using 40 soldiers (20men and 

20women) as a case study. This infection is related to footwear 

having been considered to be a new dermatophytoses. The 

soldiers have the toe webs and soles cleaned with alcohol or 

sterile water and the lesions scrapped with sterile scalpel and 

placed between two glass slides with a drop of 10-20% kOH and

then viewed under microscope. Branched hyphae and

arthroconidia formation showed the presence of Tinea pedis. The 

result showed that 10men(25%) only were afflicted while the 

women were free. It is believed that more continuance wearing of

shoes were a risk factor.

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APA

Chinwenwa, E. (2018). A CASE STUDY OF TINEA PEDIS, AMONG NIGERIAN SOLDIERS IN ENUGU STATE. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/a-case-study-of-tinea-pedis-among-nigerian-soldiers-in-enugu-state-4904

MLA 8th

Chinwenwa, Emeh "A CASE STUDY OF TINEA PEDIS, AMONG NIGERIAN SOLDIERS IN ENUGU STATE" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Feb. 2018, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/a-case-study-of-tinea-pedis-among-nigerian-soldiers-in-enugu-state-4904. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

Chinwenwa, Emeh . "A CASE STUDY OF TINEA PEDIS, AMONG NIGERIAN SOLDIERS IN ENUGU STATE". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Feb. 2018. Web. 25 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/a-case-study-of-tinea-pedis-among-nigerian-soldiers-in-enugu-state-4904 >.

Chicago

Chinwenwa, Emeh . "A CASE STUDY OF TINEA PEDIS, AMONG NIGERIAN SOLDIERS IN ENUGU STATE" Afribary (2018). Accessed November 25, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/a-case-study-of-tinea-pedis-among-nigerian-soldiers-in-enugu-state-4904