Tinea cruris B35.8

Tinea cruris describes a, mostly chronic dermatophyte infection of the lower legs (in the Anglo-American linguistic usage it is called Tinea corporis). The clinical picture is characterised by the duration of the infection, the immunological and local initial situation of the patient and the type of pathogen.

Autoinoculation by shaving the hairs of the legs in case of pre-existing tinea unguium or tinea pedum. Traumatisation leads to follicular ruptures and dislocation of infected keratin particles into the dermis. From these dislocated keratin particles the "keratinophilic" dermatophytes draw their food reservoir.

In any case, local and systemic antimycotic therapy is recommended. S.a.u. Tinea.

Probably the special clinical form of tinea cruris, tinea granulomatosa follicularis et nodularis cruris, is identical to the clinical picture described under"Granuloma trichophyticum (Majocchi)".

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