What is athlete's foot?

Tinea pedis is commonly known as Athlete's Foot, it is a fungal infection that grows best in damp, dark, and warm places. The infection causes dry skin, itching, scaling, inflammation, and blisters.

How do members experience athlete's foot?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with athlete's foot*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for athlete's foot*

Who has athlete's foot on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 11
40s 13
50s 11
60s 14
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 22

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What is athlete's foot?

Tinea pedis is commonly known as Athlete's Foot, it is a fungal infection that grows best in damp, dark, and warm places. The infection causes dry skin, itching, scaling, inflammation, and blisters.



Common symptoms reported by people with athlete's foot

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for athlete's foot

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Compare treatments taken by people with athlete's foot

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have athlete's foot through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with athlete's foot? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has athlete's foot on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 29 say athlete's foot is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 11
40s 13
50s 11
60s 14
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 32
Female 22

These charts show data from athlete's foot patients who have completed their condition history
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