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Tinea corporis

MedGen UID:
508197
•Concept ID:
C0040252
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Tinea Corporis
SNOMED CT: Tinea circinatus (84849002); Tinea corporis (84849002); Tinea circinata (84849002); Herpes circinatus (84849002); Body tinea (84849002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001461

Definition

A dermatophyte disease of the glabrous skin, excluding the scalp, beard, face, hands, feet, and groin. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Annular Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021
Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy of oral terbinafine versus itraconazole in treatment of dermatophytic infection of skin - A prospective, randomized comparative study.
Bhatia A, Kanish B, Badyal DK, Kate P, Choudhary S
Indian J Pharmacol 2019 Mar-Apr;51(2):116-119. doi: 10.4103/ijp.IJP_578_17. PMID: 31142947Free PMC Article
Superficial Fungal Infections.
Kaushik N, Pujalte GG, Reese ST
Prim Care 2015 Dec;42(4):501-16. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.08.004. PMID: 26612371
Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.
El-Gohary M, van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Burgess H, Doney L, Stuart B, Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Aug 4;2014(8):CD009992. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2. PMID: 25090020Free PMC Article
Molluscum gladiatorum.
Thompson AJ, Matinpour K, Hardin J, Hsu S
Dermatol Online J 2014 Jun 15;20(6) PMID: 24945653
Pet-related infections.
Rabinowitz PM, Gordon Z, Odofin L
Am Fam Physician 2007 Nov 1;76(9):1314-22. PMID: 18019874

Diagnosis

Nummular Eczema: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Annular Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Trayes KP, Savage K, Studdiford JS
Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep 1;98(5):283-291. PMID: 30216021
Skin Infections.
Clebak KT, Malone MA
Prim Care 2018 Sep;45(3):433-454. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2018.05.004. PMID: 30115333
Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034

Therapy

Chronic Pruritus: A Review.
Butler DC, Berger T, Elmariah S, Kim B, Chisolm S, Kwatra SG, Mollanazar N, Yosipovitch G
JAMA 2024 Jun 25;331(24):2114-2124. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.4899. PMID: 38809527
Nummular Eczema: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Superficial Fungal Infections.
Kaushik N, Pujalte GG, Reese ST
Prim Care 2015 Dec;42(4):501-16. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.08.004. PMID: 26612371
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034

Prognosis

Nummular Eczema: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Pityriasis Rosea: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Villalon-Gomez JM
Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan 1;97(1):38-44. PMID: 29365241
Red face and fungi infection.
Welsh O, Vera-Cabrera L
Clin Dermatol 2014 Nov-Dec;32(6):734-8. Epub 2014 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2014.02.011. PMID: 25441465
Common tinea infections in children.
Andrews MD, Burns M
Am Fam Physician 2008 May 15;77(10):1415-20. PMID: 18533375
Pathophysiology of dermatophyte infections.
Odom R
J Am Acad Dermatol 1993 May;28(5 Pt 1):S2-S7. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(09)80300-9. PMID: 8496407

Clinical prediction guides

Chronic Pruritus: A Review.
Butler DC, Berger T, Elmariah S, Kim B, Chisolm S, Kwatra SG, Mollanazar N, Yosipovitch G
JAMA 2024 Jun 25;331(24):2114-2124. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.4899. PMID: 38809527
Dermoscopic Features seen in Tinea Capitis, Tinea Corporis and Tinea Cruris.
Babba ZI, Shehu MY, Ukonu BA, Ibekwe PU
West Afr J Med 2023 May 27;40(5):463-468. PMID: 37245212
Nummular Eczema: An Updated Review.
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Leung AAM, Wong AHC, Hon KL
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2020;14(2):146-155. doi: 10.2174/1872213X14666200810152246. PMID: 32778043
Efficacy of oral terbinafine versus itraconazole in treatment of dermatophytic infection of skin - A prospective, randomized comparative study.
Bhatia A, Kanish B, Badyal DK, Kate P, Choudhary S
Indian J Pharmacol 2019 Mar-Apr;51(2):116-119. doi: 10.4103/ijp.IJP_578_17. PMID: 31142947Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of human dermatophytoses in Africa.
Coulibaly O, L'Ollivier C, Piarroux R, Ranque S
Med Mycol 2018 Feb 1;56(2):145-161. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx048. PMID: 28992062

Recent systematic reviews

Tinea Gladiatorum and Dermatophyte Contamination Among Wrestlers and in Wrestling Halls: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Kermani F, Moosazadeh M, Hosseini SA, Bandalizadeh Z, Barzegari S, Shokohi T
Curr Microbiol 2020 Apr;77(4):602-611. Epub 2019 Nov 26 doi: 10.1007/s00284-019-01816-3. PMID: 31773190
Evidence-based topical treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis: a summary of a Cochrane systematic review.
van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, El-Gohary M
Br J Dermatol 2015 Mar;172(3):616-41. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/bjd.13441. PMID: 25294700
Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.
El-Gohary M, van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Burgess H, Doney L, Stuart B, Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Aug 4;2014(8):CD009992. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2. PMID: 25090020Free PMC Article
Sport and infectious risk: a systematic review of the literature over 20 years.
Grosset-Janin A, Nicolas X, Saraux A
Med Mal Infect 2012 Nov;42(11):533-44. Epub 2012 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2012.10.002. PMID: 23116704

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