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Tinea atypia [1] Tinea incognita in the forearm of a child being treated for contact dermatitis. Specialty. Dermatology. Tinea incognita, also spelled tinea incognito, is a fungal infection of the skin that generally looks odd for a typical tinea infection. [1][2][a] The border of the skin lesion is usually blurred and it appears to have florid ...
Tinea incognito is a fungal infection of the skin caused by the presence of a topical immunosuppressive agent. The usual agent is a topical corticosteroid (topical steroid). As the skin fungal infection has lost some of the characteristic features due to suppression of inflammation , it may have a poorly defined border, skin atrophy ...
Frequency. 20% of the population [8] Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin [2] (a dermatomycosis), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. [1] Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. [1] Hair loss may occur in the area affected. [1] Symptoms begin four to fourteen days after ...
Dermatophyte (from Greek δέρμα derma "skin" (GEN δέρματοςdermatos) and φυτόνphyton "plant") [ 1 ] is a common label for a group of fungus of Arthrodermataceae that commonly causes skin disease in animals and humans. [ 2 ] Traditionally, these anamorphic (asexual or imperfect fungi) mold genera are: Microsporum, Epidermophyton ...
The fungus can also exist in a carrier state on the scalp, without clinical symptomatology. Treatment of tinea capitis requires an oral antifungal agent; griseofulvin is the most commonly used drug, but other newer antimycotic drugs, such as terbinafine, itraconazole, and fluconazole have started to gain acceptance.
Tinea cruris (TC), also known as jock itch, is a common type of contagious, superficial fungal infection of the groin and buttocks region, which occurs predominantly but not exclusively in men and in hot-humid climates. [3][4] Typically, over the upper inner thighs, there is an intensely itchy red raised rash with a scaly well-defined curved ...
Tinea versicolor (also pityriasis versicolor) is a condition characterized by a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities. [1] The majority of tinea versicolor is caused by the fungus Malassezia globosa , although Malassezia furfur is responsible for a small number of cases.
Systemic antifungal therapy [4] Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis is an immune disorder of T cells. [4] It is characterized by chronic infections with Candida that are limited to mucosal surfaces, skin, and nails. [5]: 310 It can also be associated with other types of infections, such as human papilloma virus.