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Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by a fungus. [ 2] Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. [ 3] In rare cases the skin may blister. [ 6] Athlete's foot fungus may infect any part of the foot, but most often grows between the toes. [ 3]
There are also a number of other conditions that affect hands, feet, and parts of the face with associated skin color changes that need to be differentiated from acrocyanosis: Raynaud phenomenon, pernio, acrorygosis, erythromelalgia, and blue finger syndrome. The diagnosis may be challenging in some cases, especially when these syndromes co-exist.
Trench foot, also known by other names, is a type of foot damage due to moisture. [ 1] Initial symptoms often include tingling or itching which can progress to numbness. [ 1][ 2] The feet may become red or bluish in color. [ 1] As the condition worsens the feet can start to swell and smell of decay. [ 1]
Foot binding. Foot binding ( simplified Chinese: 缠足; traditional Chinese: 纏足; pinyin: chánzú ), or footbinding, was the Chinese custom of breaking and tightly binding the feet of young girls to change their shape and size. Feet altered by footbinding were known as lotus feet and the shoes made for them were known as lotus shoes.
Pitted keratolysis (also known as keratolysis plantare sulcatum, [ 1] keratoma plantare sulcatum, [ 1] and ringed keratolysis[ 1]) is a bacterial skin infection of the foot. [ 2] The infection is characterized by craterlike pits on the sole of the feet and toes, particularly weight bearing areas. The infection is caused by Kytococcus ...
Mark Goffeney. Mark Goffeney (May 22, 1969 – March 2, 2021) was an American musician from San Diego, California, known as "Big Toe" because, being born without arms, he played guitar with his feet. He was bassist and vocalist for the 'Big Toe' band and played the principal role on Fox Television 's Emmy -nominated commercial 'Feet'.
The Sex Lives of College Girls is an American teen comedy-drama television series created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble that premiered on HBO Max on November 18, 2021. [1] [2] In December 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 17, 2022.
Young adults’ anxiety regarding an incoming inheritance has been also covered by a 2024 report from New York Life. The insurance company found that only 42% of the 15% of adults that expected an ...