Key result
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with the occurrence of tinea pedis, with included studies highlighting risk factors such as poor glycemic control, obesity, and peripheral vascular disease.
Why the study?
People with diabetes may be more prone to tinea pedis due to compromised vascular and immune systems, prompting a review of the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and tinea pedis.
Systematic Review (n=1,711)
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This systematic review highlights an association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and tinea pedis, emphasizing the importance of proactive foot care and fungal infection screening in diabetic patients.
Background: A common fungal infection that is more common in those with weakened immune systems is tinea pedis. people with diabetes continue to be more prone to tinea pedis than other people because of their compromised vascular and immune systems. Aims : This systematic review is to review the association of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cases of tinea pedis. Methods: This study demonstrated compliance with all requirements by means of a comparison with the standards established by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020. Thus, the specialists were able to guarantee that the research was as current as feasible. Publications released between 2014 and 2024 were considered for this search strategy. This was accomplished by utilizing a number of distinct online reference sites, including Pubmed, ScienceDirect, and SagePub. It was determined that reviews, previously published works, and partially completed works would not be included. Result: In the PubMed database, the results of our search brought up 68 articles, whereas the results of our search on SCIENCE DIRECT brought up 885articles, our search on SAGEPUB brought up 65 articles. The results of the search conducted for the last year of 2014 yielded a total 24 articles for PubMed, 316 articles for SCIENCE DIRECT and 18 articles for SAGEPUB. In the end, we compiled a total of 8 papers, 6 of which came from PubMed, 1 of which came from SCIENCE DIRECT and 1 of which came from SAGEPUB. We included eight research that met the criteria. Conclusion: In summary, there are association between the cases of tinea pedis in patients with diabetes mellitus.
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Novitafalen et al. (2024) conducted a systematic review in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Tinea Pedis (n=1,711). Type 2 diabetes mellitus vs. Patients without diabetes or varying levels of glycemic control was evaluated on Association and prevalence of tinea pedis. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with the occurrence of tinea pedis, with included studies highlighting risk factors such as poor glycemic control, obesity, and peripheral vascular disease.
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