Tinea Corporis
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Tinea Corporis Risk Factors
Risk factors for tinea corporis include:
Participation in
daycare
centers
Living in a nursing home
Poor personal hygiene
Living conditions with poor sanitation
Warm, humid environments
Conditions that cause
weakening of the immune system
:
AIDS
Cancer
Organ transplant
Diabetes
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Tinea Corporis Symptoms
Related Conditions
Rashes in adults
Rashes in children
Tinea capitis
Tinea cruris
Tinea faciei
Tinea pedis
Tinea versicolor
Rash
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Last Updated: Aug 12, 2008
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Tinea Corporis References:
Budimulja U, Bramono K, Urip KS, Basuki S, Widodo G, Rapatz G, Paul C. Once daily treatment with terbinafine 1% cream (Lamisil) for one week is effective in the treatment of tinea corporis and cruris. A placebo-controlled study. Mycoses. 2001;44(7-8):300-6.
Gupta AK, Chaudhry M, Elewski B. Tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea nigra, and piedra. Dermatol Clin. 2003 Jul;21(3):395-400, v.
Sanmano B, Hiruma M, Mizoguchi M, Ogawa H. Abbreviated oral itraconazole therapy for tinea corporis and tinea cruris. Mycoses. 2003 Sep;46(8):316-21.
Stary A, Sarnow E. Fluconazole in the treatment of tinea corporis and tinea cruris. Dermatology. 1998;196(2):237-41.
