Dermatology · UKMLA & AKT
Tinea pedis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Most common superficial fungal infection worldwide - caused by dermatophytes (*Trichophyton rubrum* most common, also *T. interdigitale*, *Epidermophyton floccosum*)
- Fungi invade dead keratin of stratum corneum only - cannot penetrate deeper in immunocompetent individuals
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