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prevalence and risk factors of tinea unguium and tinea pedis in the general population in spain.	this study prospectively evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of tinea unguium and tinea pedis in the general adult population in madrid, spain. one thousand subjects were clinically examined, and samples of nails and scales from the interdigital spaces of the feet were taken from those patients presenting with signs or symptoms of onychomycosis and/or tinea pedis, respectively. in addition, a sample from the fourth interdigital space of both feet was collected from all individuals with a p ...	2000	10970362
[dermatophytosis in a urban setting: prospective study of 135 cases].	during a period of one year all patients referred to the dermatology department with the diagnosis of dermatophytosis were studied to determine the incidence. etiology, and epidemiology of these infections in the northeast of madrid. we have evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the direct examination with 10% koh with respect to the culture as well as the correlation between the clinical diagnosis and the result of the mycologic examination. the annual incidence was 8.4 cases per 10,000 ...	1990	2152479