Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Roujeau, JC; Sigurgeirsson, B; Korting, HC; Kerl, H; Paul, C.
Chronic dermatomycoses of the foot as risk factors for acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg: a case-control study.
Dermatology. 2004; 209(4): 301-307.
Doi: 10.1159/000080853
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- OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of foot dermatomycosis (tinea pedis and onychomycosis) and other candidate risk factors in the development of acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg. METHODS: A case-control study, including 243 patients (cases) with acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg and 467 controls, 2 per case, individually matched for gender, age (+/-5 years), hospital and admission date (+/-2 months). RESULTS: Overall, mycology-proven foot dermatomycosis was a significant risk factor for acute bacterial cellulitis (odds ratio, OR: 2.4; p < 0.001), as were tinea pedis interdigitalis (OR: 3.2; p < 0.001), tinea pedis plantaris (OR: 1.7; p = 0.005) and onychomycosis (OR: 2.2; p < 0.001) individually. Other risk factors included: disruption of the cutaneous barrier, history of bacterial cellulitis, chronic venous insufficiency and leg oedema. CONCLUSIONS: Tinea pedis and onychomycosis were found to be significant risk factors for acute bacterial cellulitis of the leg that are readily amenable to treatment with effective pharmacological therapy.
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- Acute Disease -
- Age Distribution -
- Aged -
- Analysis of Variance -
- Case-Control Studies -
- Cellulitis - epidemiology
- Chronic Disease - epidemiology
- Comorbidity - epidemiology
- Confidence Intervals - epidemiology
- Disease Susceptibility - epidemiology
- Female - epidemiology
- Humans - epidemiology
- Male - epidemiology
- Middle Aged - epidemiology
- Odds Ratio - epidemiology
- Onychomycosis - diagnosis
- Prevalence - diagnosis
- Prognosis - diagnosis
- Risk Factors - diagnosis
- Severity of Illness Index - diagnosis
- Sex Distribution - diagnosis
- Skin Diseases, Bacterial - epidemiology
- Tinea Pedis - diagnosis
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- tinea pedis
- onychomycosis
- foot dermatomycosis
- bacterial cellulitis
- risk factors