Superficial Mycoses: Dermatophytosis
OVERVIEW: What every clinician needs to know Pathogen name and classification Superficial mycoses: dermatophytosis Synonyms Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp), kerion, tinea faciei (face), tinea barbae (barber’s itch, tinea sycosis, ringworm of the beard), tinea corporis (ringworm of the body, tinea circinata, tinea glabrosa), Majocchi granuloma, tinea imbricata, tinea cruris (ringworm of the groin,…