povidone-iodine and Foot-Dermatoses

Infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause the hot-foot syndrome, presenting with painful plantar erythematous nodules. Particularly, the mechanically stressed areas of the foot are affected after contact with contaminated water from saunas, swimming pools, hot tubs, etc. We report an outbreak of hot-foot syndrome caused by Pseudomonas in 10 patients. The therapeutic regimens applied reached from local antiseptic therapy to systemic antibiotics.

Topics: Adult; Anti-Infective Agents; Ceftazidime; Child; Child, Preschool; Ciprofloxacin; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Foot Dermatoses; Gentamicins; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Ointments; Povidone-Iodine; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas Infections; Swimming Pools

A 24-year-old man developed slow-growing lesions on subungual and plantar areas that appeared a few weeks after returning from a trip to South America. The diagnosis of tungiasis was established by microscopic examination of a lesion. Tungiasis is rarely seen in non-endemic areas.

Topics: Adult; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents, Local; Antiparasitic Agents; Cephalexin; Cephalosporins; Foot Dermatoses; Humans; Male; Povidone-Iodine; Siphonaptera; Skin Diseases, Parasitic; South America; Travel

Topics: Bacterial Infections; Clotrimazole; Coal Mining; Dermatomycoses; Foot Dermatoses; Humans; Ketoconazole; Male; Occupational Diseases; Povidone-Iodine

Topics: Adolescent; Aged; Coxsackievirus Infections; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Foot Dermatoses; Hand Dermatoses; Humans; Infant; Mouth Diseases; Povidone-Iodine; Seasons; Stomatitis, Aphthous

Topics: Foot Dermatoses; Foot Diseases; Humans; Infection Control; Occlusive Dressings; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine; Skin; Skin Diseases