“脚气”和脚气病只有一字之差,却完全是“风马牛不相及”的两回事。它们常常被人们混为一谈。近来,报纸上常有维生素 B_1能治脚气病的报导,引来许多用维生素 B_1来治足癣的患者,这就误导了群众,应该引起注意。“脚气”是足癣的俗称。足癣是由真菌(也叫霉菌)引起的皮肤病,有传染性。因此真菌除侵犯足部外,还可以引起手癣、甲癣、股癣、体癣和发癣。足癣的早期症状是在足趾、足侧和足底出现米粒大小的水疱, “Beriberi ” and beriberi only one word difference, but it is entirely “irrelevant” of the two different things. They are often confused by people. Recently, the newspaper often vitamin B_1 can be reported on beriberi, attracted many patients with vitamin B_1 to treat tinea pedis, which misled the masses, it should attract attention. “Athlete’s foot ” is commonly known as athlete’s foot. Tinea pedis is caused by the fungus (also known as mold) skin disease, contagious. Therefore, fungal invasion of the foot in addition to outside, but also can cause ringworm, onychomycosis, jock itch, tinea corporis and ringworm. Tinea pedis early symptoms are in the toes, foot and foot plantar-sized blisters,