Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Superficial fungal foot infection is one of the most important dermatological diseases currently affecting military personnel. Many Thai naval rating cadets are found to suffer from superficial fungal foot infections and their sequels. OBJECTIVE:To investigate prevalence, potent risk factors, responding pathogens and clinical correlation of superficial fungal foot infection in Thai naval rating cadets training in Naval rating school, Sattahip, Thailand. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study was performed in August 2015. Validated structured questionnaire was used regarding information about behaviors and clinical symptoms. Quality of life was assessed by Dermatology Quality of Life Index (DLQI) questionnaire and clinical presentation demonstrated by Athlete's foot severity score (AFSS). Laboratory investigations including direct microscopic examination and fungal culture were performed and recorded. All of the participants were informed and asked for their consent. RESULTS:A total of 788 Thai naval rating cadets with a mean age of 19 yr were enrolled. There were 406 (51.5%) participants suspected of fungal skin infection from questionnaire screening. After clinical examination, 303 participants (38.5%) were found to have foot lesions (AFSS ≥1). Superficial fungal foot infection was diagnosed with microscopic examination and fungal culture in 57 participants, giving a point prevalence of 7.2%. Tinea pedis was diagnosed in 54 participants with the leading causative organism being Trichophyton mentagrophytes (52.8%). Other 3 participants were diagnosed as cutaneous candidiasis. Wearing combat shoes more than 8 h was found to be a predisposing factor (p = 0.029), taking a shower less than two times a day (p = 0.008), and wearing sandals during shower (p = 0.055) was found to be protective against infection. Most fungal feet infection cases noticed their feet abnormalities (p < 0.001) including scales (p < 0.001), vesicles (p = 0.003) and maceration at interdigital web spaces (p < 0.001). Mean DLQI in superficial fungal foot infection cases was 3.35. Participants who had foot lesions (AFSS ≥1) were concerned of their foots unpleasant odor demonstrated significantly higher mean DLQI than those without odor (4.2 vs. 2.28; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION:Superficial fungal foot infection is found as 7.2% of naval rating cadets. Wearing combat shoes more than 8 h was found to be a predisposing factor. In addition to skin manifestations including scales, vesicles, and maceration, superficial fungal foot infection also exhibited an unpleasant foot odor which affected quality of life. Self-foot-examination and life style modification should be promoted to prevent fungal infection.
journal_name
Mil Medjournal_title
Military medicineauthors
Ongsri P,Bunyaratavej S,Leeyaphan C,Pattanaprichakul P,Ongmahutmongkol P,Komoltri C,Kulthanan Kdoi
10.1093/milmed/usx187subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-09-01 00:00:00pages
e633-e637issue
9-10eissn
0026-4075issn
1930-613Xpii
4852798journal_volume
183pub_type
杂志文章abstract:INTRODUCTION:Ibuprofen is commonly used by warfighters in the deployed environment. This study investigated its dose effects on in vitro coagulation in human and pig blood. METHODS:Blood samples were collected from 6 normal volunteers and 6 healthy pigs and processed to make platelet-adjusted samples (100 × 10(3)/μL, ...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00381
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Occupational noise threatens U.S. worker health and safety and commands a significant financial burden on state and federal government worker compensation programs. Previous studies suggest that hearing conservation programs have contributed to reduced occupational hearing loss for noise-exposed workers. M...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usx112
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Physical therapy (PT) is a high-volume service that treats musculoskeletal injury and improves return-to-duty rates. Our experience suggests that no-show (NS) and patient cancellation (PC) rates increase the further appointment that is booked in the future, impede access to care, and increase the healthcar...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usz287
更新日期:2020-01-07 00:00:00
abstract:Introduction:Few studies have reported the amount of physical activity (PA) and its associations to physical performance of warfighters during military field training (MFT). The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in neuromuscular performance and PA among male Finnish Army conscripts during a 21-d MFT and ...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usx049
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Military medical subspecialists consult with referring physicians, direct patient care and education, support isolated subspecialists, and maintain cohesive readiness plans. The World Wide Web appears promising in fulfilling these roles. METHODS:A website providing directed resources, the Walter Reed Army M...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:For more than a decade, primary care residency training programs have struggled to attract graduates of U.S. medical schools. Internal medicine (IM) interest groups (IMIGs) have been widely instituted to foster student interest in careers in IM. Residents can participate in many IMIG activities. Studies have...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.7205/milmed.172.2.210
更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::After-action reports on the 2005 hurricane relief efforts pointed to the need for effective and efficient civilian/military operational cooperation. Cited for particular attention was the interface with National Guard units. This article describes an exercise conducted with National Guard units and members of the Cent...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.172.8.806
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Three time frames were studied during the 54-year history of the Golden Gate Bridge from 1937 to 1991. During that period of time, there were 918 documented jumps from this majestic structure to the water 250 feet below. The last 15 years provided us with 297 consecutive patients, all brought to one institution, which...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Intubation is a difficult skill under normal circumstances and more so with a limited visual field such as wearing a protective mask in a chemical or biological incident. This study sought to determine whether successful intubation using the intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA) under protective mask condit...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This quality improvement project implemented and evaluated an evidence-based practice (EBP) program at two Army outpatient health care facilities. The EBP program consisted of five implementation strategies that aimed to inculcate EBP into organizational culture as well as nursing practice and culture. A conceptual mo...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00191
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Spectacle incompatibility has been a major problem in the fielding of advanced Army avionic and electro-optical systems. As a result, routine contact lens wear may be instituted as an option to spectacles. Refractive error data were extracted from the Aviation Epidemiological Data Registry, a computer-accessible repos...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A retrospective audit of 17,028 emergency charts at USAF Medical Center, Scott was performed over two time periods to compare patient waiting times and selected quality assurance parameters with two methods of physician staffing. Phase 1 consisted of 4 months when the Emergency Department (ED) was manned with five phy...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::For nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), radiotherapy is the primary treatment. However, complications occur after radiation to the nasopharynx, which could potentially affect the flying safety. Four fighter pilots with NPC were reported. With early to locally advanced NPC, they received radiotherapy with or without concur...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usz276
更新日期:2020-03-02 00:00:00
abstract::This article addresses a topic that is part of the public consciousness yet is seldom explored in the public health literature: presidential promotion of health-related behaviors through words and example. The article explores the history of what some American presidents, as individuals, have conveyed to the populatio...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00416
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To deliver optimal patient care and promote wellness, naval providers and patients require convenient access to medical information from isolated duty stations. The Internet can lower barriers to accessing information. The goal of this study was to determine the technical feasibility of using the Internet to ...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article describes the postinjury cognitive functioning of a sample of active duty, retired, and military beneficiaries who received traumatic brain injuries. Patients were seen in the neuropsychology clinic at Brooke Army Medical Center for a detailed cognitive and personality assessment. The scores on a major co...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::U.S. Army Combat Medic serves as both Soldier and provider of combat casualty care, often in the heat of battle and with limited resources. Yet little is known about their help-seeking behavior and perceived stigma and barriers to care. Participants were three groups of U.S. Army Combat Medics surveyed at 3- and 12-mo...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00367
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::One thousand five hundred thirty-eight U.S. Navy and Marine Corps enlisted recruits were tested for hepatitis A, B, and C serologic markers. The recruit population (mean age, 19 years) was 91% male, 69% white, 17% black, 9% Hispanic, 2% Filipino, and 2% "other" racial/ethnic group. Anti-HAV was found in 129 (8.4%) rec...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 30-year review of the Armed Forces Tumor Registry revealed that of 3,126 thyroid cancers on file, 82 were in the pediatric population. All of these cases were reviewed, and the mean age was found to be 13.8 years. There as a male-to-female ratio of 1:2.3. At the time of diagnosis, 33% had regional nodes and 6% had d...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Arteriopathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection and clinical acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is well-documented. The pathophysiology of this arteriopathy may vary in different vascular beds. Although arteriopathy of central nervous system (CNS) circulation has been recognized in pediatric patien...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.172.6.647
更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The Department of Defense Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer Research Project has offered genetic counseling and testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 on a research basis to patients meeting specific diagnostic criteria, with risk for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations calculated based on the Couch model. In 2.5 years, 250 patients were eva...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) is an important strategy to prevent human immunodeficiency virus acquisition after occupational and nonoccupational exposures. Since exposures to blood and other body fluids commonly occur in a combat setting, it is important to evaluate PEP utilization in the deployed environme...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-12-00341
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was undertaken to determine why U.S. Marine Hospital #17, Port Townsend, Washington, closed at the peak of its utilization. A social history approach was taken, examining the hospital's developmental changes in the context of its role in the larger society. Both firsthand and interpretive sources were revie...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.170.4.259
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:Objectives:Greater serum levels and dietary intake of vitamin D have been inversely associated with the risk of multiple cancers including colon cancer. Most colorectal cancers are thought to arise from adenomatous polyps, which become dysplastic under the influence of numerous factors. Prospective data are needed to d...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usx152
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Advanced practice nurses (APN) who practice in the surgical subspecialty areas may have the opportunity to expand their scope of practice to include first assistant at surgery. Surgical APNs who practice as registered nurse first assistants (RNFA) should seek credentialing and apply for institutional privileges to ass...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.171.9.875
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 26-year-old suspected Iraqi insurgent is brought to a Troop Medical Clinic in Baghdad, Iraq, with curious marks on his body. On questioning, he describes productive cough, subjective fever, drenching night sweats, and unintentional weight loss. This case shows a condition with which Western physicians are generally ...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00219
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is the practice of treating the partners of patients with sexually transmitted infections by providing medications for the patient to deliver to his or her sexual partner (s) without direct clinical assessment of the partner(s). EPT is an evidence-based option that can augment existing ...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00590
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Current military operations in the Middle East involve active duty, National Guard, and reserve troops from all services. Despite common misconceptions, the desert environment in this region has significant aeroallergen seasons that may exacerbate allergic rhinitis. OBJECTIVE:To review perennial and seasona...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed.170.12.1026
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Limited comprehensive data exist on risk behavior associated with sexually transmitted infections (STI) among ship-assigned US military personnel during the predeployment time period (PDT). This study examined whether sexual risk behaviors, alcohol use, involuntary drug consumption (IDC), posttraumatic str...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1093/milmed/usz070
更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Active duty military personnel and civilian government employees are at risk for exposure to a variety of pathogens as they meet their mission requirements throughout the world. When they present with a systemic disease, the clinician must entertain a broad differential diagnosis due to the multitude of infectious, ne...
journal_title:Military medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.7205/milmed-d-09-00017
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00