Tinea is a very common superficial fungal skin infection caused by dermatophytes (1). It causes athlete's foot, nail infections, tinea corporis (ringworm of the body) and scalp ringworm. Dermatophyte are fungi which invades keratinized tissue of the hair, skin, and nails but do not penetrate living tissue (1). The resultant inflammation is due to delayed hypersensitivity or due to metabolic products produced by the fungus.
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There are three types of general of dermatophyte infection (1):
A dermatophyte infection can be transmitted from:
The infection is associated with
Key points (3):
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