RT Book, Section
A1 Raffanti, Stephen P.
A1 Person, Anna K.
A2 Knoop, Kevin J.
A2 Stack, Lawrence B.
A2 Storrow, Alan B.
A2 Thurman, R. Jason
SR Print(0)
ID 1181057469
T1 Dermatophyte (Tinea) Infections
T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134940
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181057469
RD 2024/04/16
AB Dermatophyte  infections  are  common  superficial  fungal  infections  involving  the  scalp  (tinea  capitis),  body  (tinea  corporis),  feet  (tinea  pedis),  crural  fold  (tinea  cruris),  and  nails  (onychomycosis).  Infection  is  very  common  in  healthy  individuals,  but  can  be  varied  and  atypical  in  patients  with  HIV.  HIV/AIDS  patients  also  can  demonstrate  a  much  more  severe  and  extensive  form  of  disease.  Three  different  dermatophytes  are  the  usual  source  of  infection:  epidermophyton,  trichophyton,  and  microsporum.