Tinea
This article is about the medical term. For the genus of moth, see Tinea (moth).
| Tinea | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| DiseasesDB | 17492 |
| MedlinePlus | 001439 |
| MeSH | D014005 |
Tinea (also called ringworm[1]) is any of a variety of skin mycoses.[2]
It is sometimes equated with dermatophytosis,[citation needed] and, while most conditions identified as "tinea" are members of the imperfect fungi that make up the dermatophytes, conditions such as tinea nigra and tinea versicolor are not caused by dermatophytes.
References
- ^ "Athletes Foot, Jock Itch and Ringworm". Cleveland Clinic. Retrieved 2012-07-25. "Ringworm is a skin rash caused by a fungus; it is not caused by a worm. (Fungus is a plant-like structure.) Health care providers call ringworm "tinea." "Athlete's foot" (tinea pedis) and "jock itch" (tinea cruris) are types of ringworm."
- ^ "tinea". medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
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