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Tinea corporis/tinea cruris
PATHOGENS
- Tinea corporis and tinea cruris are fungal infections of the stratum corneum and terminal hair shaft caused by certain species of dermatophytes (genera Epidermophyton, Microsporum, Trichophyton).
- Trichophyton rubrum
- T. mentagrophytes
- T. tonsurans
- T. violaceum (Africa, India)
- Microsporum canis
- Epidermophyton floccosum
- [Fig 1] Common cause of ringworm (tinia corporis), jock itch (tinea cruris) and athlete’s foot (tinea pedis).
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Last updated: November 8, 2019
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Tinea Corporis/tinea Cruris." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540551/all/Tinea_corporis_tinea_cruris.
Hoffmann CJ. Tinea corporis/tinea cruris. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540551/all/Tinea_corporis_tinea_cruris. Accessed September 28, 2023.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2019). Tinea corporis/tinea cruris. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540551/all/Tinea_corporis_tinea_cruris
Hoffmann CJ. Tinea Corporis/tinea Cruris [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2023 September 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540551/all/Tinea_corporis_tinea_cruris.
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