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CASSIE BRINGS IN her teenage son, Zac, and asks for something for his feet. She says his feet and his shoes are extremely smelly, and the skin between his toes is white, cracked and soggy. He plays a lot of water polo and soccer, and she wonders if it’s something he picked up from the changing rooms.
Athlete’s foot (also called tinea pedis) is a common fungal skin infection caused by dermatophytes. These fungi feed off keratin (a protein that makes
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- DermNet. Athlete’s foot.
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- Mayo Clinic. Tinea versicolor.
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