Immersion foot syndromes

Immersion foot
Trench foot as seen on an unidentified soldier during World War I
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Immersion foot syndromes are a class of foot injury caused by water absorption in the outer layer of skin.[1][2] There are different subclass names for this condition based on the temperature of the water to which the foot is exposed. These include trench foot, tropical immersion foot, and warm water immersion foot.[3]: 26–7  In one 3-day military study, it was found that submersion in water allowing for a higher skin temperature resulted in worse skin maceration and pain.[4]

  1. ^ "Trench Foot or Immersion Foot". cdc.gov. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  2. ^ Wrenn, K (April 1991). "Immersion foot. A problem of the homeless in the 1990s". Archives of Internal Medicine. 151 (4): 785–8. doi:10.1001/archinte.151.4.785. PMID 2012466.
  3. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  4. ^ Taplin, David; Zaias, Nardo; Blank, Harvey (6 November 1967). "The role of temperature in tropical immersion foot syndrome". The Journal of the American Medical Association. 202 (6): 546–549. doi:10.1001/jama.1967.03130190152032. PMID 6072324. Retrieved 10 June 2017.