Superficial fungal infections of the skin/scalp; various forms of dermatophytosis; the names relate to the particular area affected (1).
Tinea cruris: infection of crural fold and gl...
Lesions range from asymptomatic to pruritic.
In tinea cruris, acute inflammation may result from wearing occlusive clothing; chronic scratching may result in an eczematous appearance.
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Careful handwashing and personal hygiene; laundering of towels/clothing of affected individual; no sharing of towels/clothes/headgear/pillows
Avoid predisposing conditions suc...
Bell-Syer SE, Khan SM, Torgerson DJ. Oral treatments for fungal infections of the skin of the foot. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;(10):CD00358...
B35.0 Tinea barbae and tinea capitis
B35.4 Tinea corporis
B35.6 Tinea cruris
5441008 Tinea capitis (disorder)
84849002 Tinea corporis (disorder)
399029005 Tinea cruris (disorder)
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Tinea corporis is characterized by scaly plaque, with peripheral activity and central clearing.
Tinea cruris is characterized by erythematous plaque in crural folds usually sparing the ...
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Tinea cruris
FIG. 6.20. Tinea capitis. Tinea capitis may cause a variety of lesions (A, B), of which a kerion (C-E) is the most dramatic. As pictured here, kerions are elevated, boggy, exudative, and frequently covered by matted hair.
FIG. 6.20. Tinea capitis. Tinea capitis may cause a variety of lesions (A, B), of which a kerion (C-E) is the most dramatic. As pictured h...
Figure 136.1. (See also Color Figure 136.1.) Tinea capitis. C <bold>A:</bold> Multiple scaly alopecic plaques. <bold>B:</bold> Black-dot tinea capitis. <bold>C:</bold> Kerion with visibly enlarged postauricular lymph node.
Figure 136.1. (See also Color Figure 136.1.) Tinea capitis. C <bold>A:</bold> Multiple scaly alopecic plaques. <bold>B:...
<bold><italic>Figure 14.24.</bold></bold> Tinea cruris.
<bold>Figure 6-1</bold> Tinea capitis.
FIGURE 2.26 Tinea corporis (ringworm). Note the annular appearance, central clearing, and "active" scaly border that demonstrate hyphae on potassium hydroxide examination.
FIGURE 2.26 Tinea corporis (ringworm). Note the annular appearance, central clearing, and "active" scaly border that demonstrate hyphae on ...
FIGURE 3.9 Tinea corporis. The lesion is annular (clear in the center).
FIG. 6.19. Tinea corporis. A, B: Tinea is one of several conditions (granuloma annulare, nummular eczema) that produces circular lesions. In tinea, the margin of the lesion contains microvesicles, which are best visualized by peering through the lens of a lighted otoscope, and is raised. C: The flat central area often shows fine scaling.
FIG. 6.19. Tinea corporis. A, B: Tinea is one of several conditions (granuloma annulare, nummular eczema) that produces circular lesions. I...
<bold>FIGURE 17-5.</bold> Fungal hyphae (arrows) in KOH preparation of skin scrapings from a patient with tinea corporis.
tinea corporis (ringworm)
Tinea capitis - a scaling dermatitis with patchy alopecia in a young African American girl
Tinea corporis erroneously treated with steroid. Absent scale. One appearance of 'tinea incognito', more often papular.
Tinea corporis - itching, expanding lesion present for 2 weeks since trip to Virgin Islands
Large area of tinea corporis on the buttock. Active edges, slight central clearing.
Tinea corporis. Note scale and central clearing.
Tinea corporis -matching lesions on abdomen and arm of child. Note fine scale.
Tinea manuum - present for months on only one hand
tinea capitis infection in a child; possible staph suprainfection