Preferred Label : immersion foot;
MeSH definition : A condition of the feet produced by prolonged exposure of the feet to water. Exposure
for 48 hours or more to warm water causes tropical immersion foot or warm-water immersion
foot common in Vietnam where troops were exposed to prolonged or repeated wading in
paddy fields or streams. Trench foot results from prolonged exposure to cold, without
actual freezing. It was common in trench warfare during World War I, when soldiers
stood, sometimes for hours, in trenches with a few inches of cold water in them. (Andrews'
Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p27);
MeSH synonym : foot, immersion; immersion feet; feet, immersion;
MeSH hyponym : trench feet; Feet, Trench; Trench Foot; Foot, Trench;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immersion foot;
Origin ID : D007102;
UMLS CUI : C0020941;
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A condition of the feet produced by prolonged exposure of the feet to water. Exposure
for 48 hours or more to warm water causes tropical immersion foot or warm-water immersion
foot common in Vietnam where troops were exposed to prolonged or repeated wading in
paddy fields or streams. Trench foot results from prolonged exposure to cold, without
actual freezing. It was common in trench warfare during World War I, when soldiers
stood, sometimes for hours, in trenches with a few inches of cold water in them. (Andrews'
Diseases of the Skin, 8th ed, p27)
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