Tinea cruris

Classification according to ICD-10
B35.6	Tinea cruris
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

Tinea cruris (syn. Tinea granulomatosa follicularis et nodularis cruris , "Indian scrub lichen") is a chronic dermatophytosis of the lower leg . In the Anglo-American language area, the term is incorrectly used synonymously with tinea inguinalis . The cause is a carryover of dermatophytes when shaving the legs with pre-existing athlete's foot or nail fungus on the feet. The disease occurs mainly in women and shows up on the outer sides of the lower legs. It manifests as brown- or bluish-reddish, pea-sized nodules of the hair follicles with a scaly edge, which are associated with severe itching .

Treatment is usually systemic with antimycotics .

literature

• Peter Altmeyer , Martina Bacharach-Buhles: Springer Encyclopedia Dermatology, Allergology, Environmental Medicine . Springer, Heidelberg 2002, ISBN 978-3-540-41361-5 , p. 1580. (+ 1 CD-ROM)

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