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Byung Cheol Park, MD; Seok-Jong Lee, MD; Do Won Kim, MD; Byung Soo Kim, MD; Ho Youn Kim, MD; Jong Soo Choi, MD; Eun-So Lee, MD; Weon Ju Lee, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(2):205-207.

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Tinea manuum is usually combined with tinea pedis or toenail onychomycosis. In 2 feet–1 hand syndrome, tinea manuum has a tendency to develop on the hand used to excoriate the infected feet.¹ Therefore, it has been postulated that the infected feet may be the sites from which the fungal infections spread to other body areas.² However, there have been few reports clarifying the mycologic correlation in the coexistence of tinea manuum and tinea pedis, although many epidemiologic studies have been performed.

In the present preliminary study, we investigate the mycologic links between tinea manuum and tinea pedis in the same patient by analyzing the molecular characteristics of Trichophyton rubrum.

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A total of 16 specimens were evaluated (7 from the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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