| 21. | Also, Tinea pedis, or athletes foot is common, while Tinea unguium is rare.
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| 22. | Tinea unguum ( nails ) usually will require oral treatment with terbinafine, itraconizole, or griseofulvin.
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| 23. | Tinea unguium presents a much greater therapeutic challenge as topical creams do not penetrate the nail bed.
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| 24. | Dermatophytes are the parasitic fungi that cause skin infections such as athlete's foot and tinea cruris.
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| 25. | "H . werneckii " causes a rare superficial and non-invasive skin infection Tinea nigra.
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| 26. | Favus, ( a severe form of Tinea capitis ) is rarely seen to be caused by this fungus.
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| 27. | "Microsporum canis " is among the most common dermatophytes associated with tinea capitis and tinea corporis.
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| 28. | "Microsporum canis " is among the most common dermatophytes associated with tinea capitis and tinea corporis.
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| 29. | Tinea capitis, commonly called ringworm of the scalp, is most frequently caused by the fungus T . tonsurans.
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| 30. | Uncommon in adults, tinea capitis is predominantly seen in pre-pubertal children, more often boys than girls.
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