Hereditary grind
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| B35.9 | Tinea onA |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
The Erbgrind or Favus (also tinea favosa , Favus mushroom , razor grind , honeycomb head grind ) is a communicable, often familial, chronic fungal disease dermatophytosis , which is characterized by relatively deep penetration of the pathogen into the hair follicle. The pathogen is the dermatophyte Trichophyton schoenleinii described by the Würzburg professor Johann Lukas Schönlein . The disease is now rare in Central Europe.
Clinically, the disease manifests itself primarily in the area of the scalp hair through firmly adhering, yellowish-brownish flaking. This "tag" ( scutula ) are lens size and consist of the hair follicles surrounding mycelium .
Treatment is through antifungal drugs such as griseofulvin .
literature
- Carlos Thomas: Atlas of Infectious Diseases. Pathology, microbiology, clinic, therapy. Schattauer, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-7945-2762-5 , p. 141.
- Werner Köhler : Favus. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 393 f.
Web links
Wiktionary: Erbgrind - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
