tinea /tin·ea/ (tin´e-ah) ringworm; any of numerous different superficial fungal infections of the skin, types being defined according to appearance, etiology, or site.
tinea bar´bae tinea of bearded parts of the face and neck caused by species of Trichophyton.
tinea ca´pitis tinea of the scalp, due to species of Trichophyton or Microsporum.
tinea circina´ta , tinea cor´poris tinea of glabrous skin, usually due to species of Trichophyton or Microsporum.
tinea cru´ris tinea of the groin, perineum, or perineal regions, sometimes spreading to contiguous areas; it often accompanies tinea pedis and has the same causative organism.
tinea fa´ciei tinea of the face, other than the bearded area.
tinea ni´gra a minor fungal infection caused by Hortaea werneckii, having dark lesions with the appearance of spattered silver nitrate on the skin of the hands or occasionally other areas.
tinea imbrica´ta a form of tinea corporis seen in the tropics, due to Trichophyton concentricum; the early lesion is annular with a circle of scales at the periphery.
tinea pe´dis athlete's foot; a chronic superficial type on the skin of the foot, especially between toes or on the soles, due to species of Trichophyton or to Epidermophyton floccosum.
tinea profun´da trichophytic granuloma.
tinea syco´sis an inflammatory, deep type of tinea barbae, due to Trichophyton violaceum or T. rubrum.
tinea un´guium tinea of the nails, first the surface and lateral and distal edges and later the part beneath the nail plate.
tinea versi´color a chronic, noninflammatory, usually asymptomatic type with multiple macular patches, seen in tropical regions and caused by Malassezia furfur.
tinea im·bri·ca·ta ( m br-k  t )n. An eruption of concentric rings of overlapping scales that form papulosquamous patches on the skin, caused by the fungus Trichophyton concentricum. |
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