Tinea corporis

Tinea corporis
Definition:
Tinea corporis is an infection of the body surface by mold-like fungi called dermatophytes.
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Tinea Corporis
Alternate Names
: Fungal Infection - Body, Infection - Fungal - Body, Ringworm - Body, Tinea Circinata, Tinea of the Body
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Tinea corporis, or tinea circinata is ringworm affecting the body. The symptoms include patches of redness and scaling similar to eczema with spreading rings and blisters or scaling edges.
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Tinea corporis affects your arms, legs, trunk and face. Ringworm gets its name from the characteristic ring that can appear, but it has nothing to do with a worm under your skin.
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- Tinea corporis
(the classic ringworm of body skin). This infection is marked by circular, scaly lesions with clear skin in the center.
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body ringworm (tinea corporis) - This skin infection is characterized by a ring-like rash anywhere on the body or the face. This occurs in all ages and is more common in warmer climates. The symptoms of body ringworm may include: ...
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Tinea incognito: Tinea corporis, a common fungal infection of the skin, better known as ringworm, whose appearance has been modified by the application of high-potency topical steroids in a way that renders it no longer visually diagnostic.
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Loprox (ciclopirox) gel Topical treatment of interdigital tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis due to Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, or Epidermophyton floccosum; topical treatment of seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp.
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RingwormA fungal infection of the skin, usually known as tinea corporis.
SystemicAffecting all or most parts of the body.
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A fungal infection of the skin, usually known as tinea corporis.
Systemic
Affecting all or most parts of the body.
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For example, ringworm of the skin (except on the scalp, beard, groin, feet, or hands) is called tinea corporis. Tinea cruris, or "jock itch," affects the groin area. Ringworm of the hands is tinea manuum.
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The proper medical name for these infections is Tinea, and this is often followed by the Latin name for the affected part of the body. For example, Tinea pedis affects the feet (also called athlete's foot), Tinea corporis affects the body and Tinea ...
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