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	Athlete's foot or tinea pedis;
	Pale, flaky & split skin of athlete's foot in a toe web space
ICD-10	B35.3
ICD-9	110.4
DiseasesDB	13122
MedlinePlus	000875

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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 ==Etymology==
-The Oxford English Dictionary documents written usage of the term in 1928 ('''1928''' ''Lit. Digest'' 22 December. 16/1), which seems to undercut the claim by W. F. Young, Inc. that the term "athlete's foot" was originated, rather than simply popularized, as part of an advertising campaign for Absorbine Jr. during the 1930s.<ref name=absorbinejr> The [http://www.absorbine.com/absorbinejr/about Story of W. F. Young, Inc. and Absorbine] at the Absorbine website.</ref>
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Athlete's foot or tinea pedis
Pale, flaky & split skin of athlete's foot in a toe web space
ICD-10	B35.3
ICD-9	110.4
DiseasesDB	13122
MedlinePlus	000875