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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; Tinea capitis: fungal infection of the scalp and hair
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.
Tinea corpora (body), tinea manus (hands), tinea cruris (groin), tinea pedis (foot) and tinea facie (face) can be treated topically. Tinea unguium (nails) usually will require oral treatment with terbinafine, itraconazole, or griseofulvin. Griseofulvin is usually not as effective as terbinafine or itraconazole.
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]
Approximately 80–93% of chronic dermatophyte infections in many parts of the developed world are thought to be caused by T. rubrum, including cases of tinea pedis (foot), tinea unguium (nail), tinea manuum (hand), tinea cruris (groin), and tinea corporis (arms and leg), as well as some cases of tinea barbae (beard). [5]
Tinea manuum is a fungal infection of the hand, mostly a type of dermatophytosis, often part of two feet-one hand syndrome. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] There is diffuse scaling on the palms or back of usually one hand and the palmer creases appear more prominent. [ 2 ]
Scratching also damages skin layers, making it easier for the fungi to spread at the site of the infection. If the fungi and infested debris are not washed from the fingers and fingernails soon enough, the fungi can also infect the skin of the fingers (tinea manuum), and burrow underneath and into the material of the fingernails (tinea unguium ...
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