background fungi have been extensively isolated and investigated from skin in various parts of the world. determining the mycoflora of normal people is important when the role of skin is considered as a reservoir for microorganisms. objectives the current study aimed to investigate the incidence of fungal flora on interdigital spaces of the human foot. patients and methods samples were collecte...

introduction tuberculosis of the foot is an unusual type of skeletal tuberculosis. case presentation we report on an eighty-six-year-old woman, who presented pain and purulent discharge from the right foot for 10 months. the final diagnosis was confirmed with a culture of mycobacterium tuberculosis. discussion diagnosis of this form of tuberculosis is established with some delay due to the unco...

conclusions according to our results, these clinical measurements would provide valid information regarding the structure of the medial longitudinal arch. patients & methods clinical measurements of arch index (ai) and foot posture index (fpi) were performed on 40 subjects (18 boys and 22 girls), aged from 5 to 7 years referred to adabian rehabilitation center, kermanshah, iran. the study was c...

calcifying aponeurotic fibroma (caf) is a rare, benign fibroblastic tumor that typically occurs in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, in children and adolescents. due to its infiltrative nature, this tumor can mimic malignancy on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (mri) and has a predilection for local recurrence. there are very few reports in the literature that describe featur...

conclusions trichloroacetic acid and autologous fibroblast can be considered as therapeutic choice for recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcer. introduction foot ulcer, with a prevalence of 15% in general population, is one of the main complications in patients with diabetes. so far, different therapeutic methods have been provided for the treatment of foot ulcers. when no response to the standard tre...

objective: foot ulcer in diabetic people has a negative effect on their quality of life. it can decrease social activities, and increase stress. it can also limit doing job tasks, and increase life financial burden and high medical expenses. so examination of feet and considering foot care in these patients are essential. materials and methods: this analytic-descriptive research was performed o...

case: isolated talus osteomyelitis caused by koch's bacillus (bk) is extremely rare. in this paper we report an isolated talus bone tuberculosis in a 52 year-old man who presented a 2-month history of swelling, pain and functional disability of his right ankle. surgical bone curetting and histological examination showed granuloma with central caseating necrosis. acid fast stain and pcr exa...