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Tinea corporis
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| ICD-10 | B35.4 |
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| ICD-9 | 110.5 |
| DiseasesDB | 29138 |
| eMedicine | derm/421 |
Tinea corporis is a superficial fungal infection (dermatophytosis) of the arms and legs, especially on glabrous skin, however it may occur on any part of the body.
It may have a variety of appearances, most easily identifable are the enlarging raised red rings with central healing of ringworm; although the same appearances of ringworm may also occur on the scalp (tinea capitis), beard area (tinea barbae) or the groin (tinea cruris, known as jock itch).
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| Tinea: Dermatophytosis | Tinea barbae - Tinea capitis - Tinea corporis (Ringworm) - Tinea cruris - Tinea manuum - Tinea pedis (Athlete's foot) - Tinea unguium/Onychomycosis |
| Tinea: Other superficial mycoses | Tinea versicolor - Tinea nigra - White piedra |
| Dimorphic fungi | Coccidioidomycosis - Histoplasmosis - Blastomycosis - Paracoccidioidomycosis - Sporotrichosis |
| Other | Candidiasis (Oral candidiasis) - Chromoblastomycosis - Aspergillosis - Cryptococcosis - Phycomycosis/Mucormycosis - Mycetoma (Eumycetoma, Maduromycosis, Actinomycetoma) - Lobo's disease - Pneumocystis pneumonia |
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