AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TINEA PEDIS AMONG NIGERIAN SOLDIERS. A CASE STUDY 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.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page – – – – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – – – iv
Table of content – – – – – – – – – v
Abstract – – – – – – – – – – – vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 1
1.2 Definition – – – – – – – – 5
1.3 Epidermiology – – – – – – – – 5
1.4 Clinical Manifestations- – – – – – – 6
1.5 Prognosis and therapy- – – – – – – 7
1.6 Histopathology – – – – – – – – 8
1.7 Mycology (principal dermatophytoses) – – – – 8
1.8 Natural Habitat – – – – – – – – 8
1.9 Interdigital Tinea pedis – – – – – – 10
1.10 Chronic Hyperkeratosis Tinea pedis – – – – 10
1.11 Inflammatory/vesicular Tinea pedis – – – – 11
1.12 Ulcerative Tinea pedis – – – – – – 12
1.13 Aims and Objective – – – – – – – 14
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Background – – – – – – – – 15
2.2 Pathophysiology – – – – – – – – 16
2.3 Epidemology – – – – – – – – 17
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2.4 Symptoms – – – – – – – – 18
2.5 Prognosis – – – – – – – – 20
2.6 Test – – – – – – – – 21
2.7 Treatment – – – – – – – – – 23
2.8 Histological findings – – – – – – 24
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Materials – – – – – – – 25
3.2 Specimen collection – – – – – – – 25
3.3 Microscopic Examination – – – – – – 25
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Result – – – – – – – – 27
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Discussion – – – – – – – – 29
5.2 Recommendation – – – – – – – 30
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – – 33
REFERENCE – – – – – – – – 35
APPENDIX – – – – – – – – 37