Tinea folliculorum complicating tinea of the glabrous skin: an important yet neglected entity

Tinea corporis and tinea capitis.

Tar and kerosene paint for tinea complicating leprosy.

Various forms of tinea constitute one of the most distressing complications of the more chronic forms of leprosy. Some of these infections seem to flourish because of the hyperhidrotic condition of the skin of the trunk, which compensates the suppression of the sweat function in the limbs. Other forms of tinea appear to prefer the dry epithelium left by old tuberculoid lesions. The back of the ...

Prevalence of tinea pedis, tinea unguium of toenails and tinea capitis in school children from Barcelona.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of tinea capitis, tinea pedis, and tinea unguium in children from several schools of Barcelona city. METHODS During the period of 2003-2004, a prospective cross-sectional study was carried out in 1,305 children (9% immigrant population) between the ages 3 and 15 in 17 schools in Barcelona. A systematic examination of the feet, (including nails and scalp), ...

[Tinea capitis].

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Tinea Cruris