Tinea corporis/tinea cruris

Christopher J. Hoffmann, M.D., M.P.H.

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 (tinea corporis), jock itch (tinea cruris) and athlete’s foot (tinea pedis).

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