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Tinea Infections
Also called: Ringworm
Tinea is the name of a group of diseases caused by a fungus. Types of tinea include ringworm, athlete's foot and jock itch. These infections are usually not serious, but they can be uncomfortable. You can get them by touching an infected person, from damp surfaces such as shower floors, or even from a pet.
Symptoms depend on the affected area of the body:
- Ringworm is a red skin rash that forms a ring around normal-looking skin. A worm doesn't cause it.
- Scalp ringworm causes itchy, red patches on your head. It can leave bald spots. It usually affects children.
- Athlete's foot causes itching, burning and cracked skin between your toes.
- Jock itch causes an itchy, burning rash in your groin area.
Over-the-counter creams and powders will get rid of many tinea infections, particularly athlete's foot and jock itch. Other cases require prescription medicine.
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- Tinea Infections(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Overviews
- Fungus Infections: Tinea(American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
- Ringworm (Including Athlete's Foot and Jock Itch) (Beyond the Basics)(UpToDate)
- Ringworm (Tinea)(Merck & Co., Inc.)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Fungal Tests(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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Prevention/Screening
- Dermatophyte: Risk and Prevention(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Fungus Infections: Preventing Recurrence(American Osteopathic College of Dermatology)
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Specific Conditions
- Dermatophytes(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Jock Itch(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Ringworm (Body)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Ringworm (Scalp)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Beard Ringworm (Tinea Barbae)(Logical Images)
- Facial Ringworm (Tinea Faciale)(Logical Images)
- Jock Itch (Tinea Cruris)(Logical Images)
- Ringworm (Tinea Corporis)(Logical Images)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Tinea(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Tinea
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Directories
- Find a Dermatologist(American Academy of Dermatology)
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Organizations
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Children
- Kerion(Logical Images)
- Ringworm(Nemours Foundation)
- Scalp Ringworm (Tinea Capitis)(Logical Images)
- Tinea (Ringworm, Jock Itch, Athlete's Foot)(Nemours Foundation)
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Teenagers
- Jock Itch(Nemours Foundation)
- Ringworm(Nemours Foundation)
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Patient Handouts
- Jock itch
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- Ringworm
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- Tinea capitis
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- Tinea corporis
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