Assertion: tinea pedis | /r/CreatedBy | trichophyton mentagrophytes
Facets:
value: most commonly
type: DEGREE
value: by age of the patient
type: OTHER
value: with differences by geographic area
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Tinea pedis is most commonly caused by Trichophyton rubrum (60%), by Trichophyton mentagrophytes (20%), and by Epidermophyton floccosum (10%); more rarely by Microsporum canis, Trichophyton tonsurans and by other dermatophyte species, with differences by geographic area and by age of the patient.
text: Tinea pedis is a dermatophyte infection of the plantar feet or toe web spaces most commonly caused by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, and Epidermophyton floccosum .