Fungal infections present with a broad spectrum of diseases in humans (from relatively mild superficial infections of the skin and mucous membranes to the invasive or chronic infections of internal organs, which have a high mortality rate). Globally, up to 1.6 million people die each year as a result of various types of mycoses. Currently, many scientific studies focus on the best possible understanding of the aspects of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of invasive mycoses and effective methods to combat them. However, mycoses of the skin and its appendages remain a relatively less explored area. In some communities, superficial mycoses are a frequent problem as they affect nearly 70% of the population, an example of which is the athlete's foot. It involves the nails (onychomycosis) and skin (tinea pedis). It is mainly caused by keratin-decomposing dermatophyte fungi. Less often, infections are caused by non-dermatophyte moulds (Fusarium, Aspergillus, Scopulariopsis) or yeasts. Several factors have been listed as having substantial influence on the development of dermatophytosis, including those related to climate, season, geographical region, as well as to demography, socioeconomic and cultural customs, professions or contact with animals. In this review, we summarise the current knowledge about aetiology, epidemiology, diagnostics and therapy of tinea pedis with a special focus to the role of podologic management in spreading, prevention and therapy of mycoses. The article presents up-to-date knowledge on the management of the patient from the diagnosis, treatment and skincare, to counselling on how to prevent fungal skin infections in the long term.

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足癣——健康和美丽的尴尬问题——叙事回顾

真菌感染与人类的广泛疾病有关（从相对轻微的皮肤和粘膜表面感染到具有高死亡率的内脏器官的侵入性或慢性感染）。在全球范围内，每年有多达 160 万人死于各种类型的真菌病。目前，许多科学研究都集中在尽可能最好地了解侵袭性真菌病的流行病学和发病机制以及对抗它们的有效方法。然而，皮肤真菌病及其附属物仍然是一个相对较少探索的领域。在一些社区，浅部真菌病是一个常见问题，因为它们影响了近 70% 的人口，其中一个例子是脚癣。它涉及指甲（甲癣）和皮肤（足癣）。主要由分解角蛋白的皮肤癣菌引起。少数情况下，感染是由非皮肤癣菌霉菌引起的（Fusarium、Aspergillus、Scopulariopsis ) 或酵母。有几个因素被列为对皮肤癣菌病的发展有重大影响的因素，包括与气候、季节、地理区域以及人口学、社会经济和文化习俗、职业或与动物接触有关的因素。在这篇综述中，我们总结了目前关于足癣的病因学、流行病学、诊断和治疗的知识，特别关注足病管理在真菌病的传播、预防和治疗中的作用。文章介绍了从诊断、治疗和皮肤护理到关于如何长期预防真菌性皮肤感染的咨询等有关患者管理的最新知识。