Prevalence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Tinea Pedis and Tinea Unguium in Tunisia

Table 2

Distribution of foot mycoses according to anatomic sites.

Nature of lesion	Site of infection	Number of patients	Direct examination		Culture
			(+)	(−)	(+)	(−)
Tinea unguium	Nails	268	253	15	201	67
Tinea pedis	Interdigital	3	2	1	3	0
	Plantar	14	13	1	6	8
	Interdigital and plantar	4	4	0	3	1
	Interdigital and nails	5	5	0	5	0
	Plantar and nails	41	41	0	33	8
	Interdigital, plantar, and nails	11	10	1	7	4
Total		346	328	18	258	88

(+): positive; (−): negative.