Chronic interdigital dermatophytic infection: A common lesion associated with potentially severe consequences

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-25

  Vanhooteghem, Olivier ^a,b   Szepetiuk, Gregory ^a,b   Paurobally, Dilshad ^b   Heureux, Françoise ^a  

^a Clinique & Maternite Sainte Elisabeth Namer   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abscess formation; Interdigital intertrigo; Leg erysipelas; Onychomycosis; Secondary bacterial infections; Skin complications; Tinea pedis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; INSULIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; ERYSIPELAS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INSULIN RELEASE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RECURRENT INFECTION; SECONDARY INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SWELLING; TOE;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIABETIC FOOT; ERYSIPELAS; HUMANS; INTERTRIGO; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650532559     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.09.016     Document Type: Article

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