Summary We report two cases of tinea corporis purpurica of the legs, presumably caused by self-inoculation of the mycete from the toenails, in two elderly women (80 and 78聽years). Trichophyton violaceum was isolated from the skin and nails. Histological examination of a biopsy specimen ...
Dermatophytosis is an infection of the skin that is caused by a type of fungi known as the Dermatophyte. Tinea Corporis is often referred to as a superficial Dermatophyte infection of the general skin surface in several parts of the skin including the scalp. It is actually a form of De...
tinea corporis- fungal infection of nonhairy parts of the skin eczema marginatum,jock itch,tinea cruris- fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) tinea unguium- fungal infection of the nails (especially toenails) fungal infection,mycosis- an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus ...
Tinea infections are caused by the dermatophytes Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton. Tinea corporis is the cutaneous fungal infection of the trunk, extremities, or face, commonly referred to as ringworm. Tinea corporis typically presents as a pruritic red, annular patch with central clea...
Dermatophytoses, commonly known as ringworm ortinea, represent superficialfungal infectionsof theglabrous skin1caused bydermatophytes.2Tinea corporisis very common in childhood.3The sex distribution is about equal in preadolescents, but males predominate among adolescents.4The infection can be acquired...
Ringworm is a fairly common fungal infection that can affect several different areas of the body. It is caused by species of fungi called dermatophytes that live on the dead tissues of skin, hair and nails. Some species live preferentially on humans, others on animals. ...
Tinea pedis is most commonly caused by Trichophyton rubrum, a dermatophyte that initially was endemic only in a small region of Southeast Asia and in parts of Africa and Australia. It is noteworthy that tinea pedis was not noted in these areas at that time, possibly because these populations...
Moreover, severity of inflammatory reactions induced by dermatophytes adds to the injury caused by fungi themselves.1,3 There are some common clinical manifestations of dermatophytic infections, including tinea corporis, tinea imbricata, tinea cruris, tinea barbae, and tinea manuum, which are beli...
Athlete's foot known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by various kinds of fungi. Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. In rare cases, the skin may blister. Athlete's foot fungus may infect any part of the foot, ...
D:/cd3wddvd/NoExe/Master/dvd001/…/meister10.htm24/33 Ringworm is a contagious skin disease, in which the scalp (tinea capitis), nails(tinea unguium), feet (tinea pedis or "athlete's foot"), or body (tinea corporis)can be affected. Despite its name, ringworm is caused by a fungus...