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Onychomycosis, also known as tinea unguium, [4] is a fungal infection of the nail. [2] Symptoms may include white or yellow nail discoloration, thickening of the nail, and separation of the nail from the nail bed. [2] Fingernails may be affected, but it is more common for toenails. [3] Complications may include cellulitis of the lower leg. [3]
Onychomycosis, also known as tinea unguium, is a contagious infection of the nail caused by the same fungal organisms which cause ringworm of the skin (Trichophyton rubrum or T. mentagrophytes, rarely other trichophyton species or Epidermophyton floccosum [1]).
Tinea pedis (athlete's foot): fungal infection of the feet; Tinea unguium: fungal infection of the fingernails and toenails, and the nail bed; Tinea corporis: fungal infection of the arms, legs, and trunk; Tinea cruris : fungal infection of the groin area; Tinea manuum: fungal infection of the hands and palm area
Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by a fungus. [2] Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. [3] In rare cases the skin may blister. [6] Athlete's foot fungus may infect any part of the foot, but most often grows between the toes. [3]
Tinea manuum (or tinea manus [3]) is a fungal infection of the hand. [2] It is typically more aggressive than tinea pedis but similar in look. Itching, burning, cracking, and scaling are observable and may be transmitted sexually or otherwise, whether or not symptoms are present.
Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale cause athlete's foot (tinea pedis), toenail fungal infections (a.k.a. tinea unguium, a.k.a. onychomycosis), crotch itch (a.k.a. tinea cruris), and ringworm (a misnomer, as there is no worm involved; it is also known as tinea corporis).
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Trichophyton rubrum is one of the most common causes of chronic tinea pedis commonly known as athlete's foot. [12] Chronic infections of tinea pedis result in moccasin foot, in which the entire foot forms white scaly patches and infections usually affect both feet. [10] Individuals with tinea pedis are likely to have infection at multiple sites ...