Tinea corporis/tinea cruris
Tinea corporis/tinea cruris is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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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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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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