tinea (tin'e-ah)

A name applied to skin diseases which are caused by a microphytic fungus, such as that of ringworm. t. albuginea. A peculiar form of ringworm found in the Dutch East Indies. It occurs in large, roundish, white, scaly patches on the palms and soles and spreads thence to the adjacent skin of the hands and wrists and feet and ankles, t. circinata. Ringworm of the body, beginning as a flat reddish papule or slightly elevated circular spot, which spreads peripherally while it clears up at the center, thus forming a ringed lesion. Rings may be as large as three inches in diameter, t. circinata cruris. Ringworm occurring about the genitals, especially on the inside of the thighs, t. circinata tropic a. See t. imbricata. t. favosa. Syn.: favus. An infectious disease of the skin, found typically on the scalp, due to a specific fungus and characterized by the occurrence of peculiar saucer-shaped sulphur yellow crusts. The fungus is called A chorion Sclioenleinii. t. furfur ace a. T. attended with the formation of whitish greasy scales or crusts. t. imbricata. Syn.: tokelau. A local infectious disease of the skin occurring in tropical countries. It is caused by a fungus closely resembling the large spored trichophyton fungus and is characterized by peculiar, scaly, ringed, concentric lesions, t. inter sec to. A rare disease, beginning as small, roundish, slightly elevated, itching spots on the arms, chest, and back. The patches become brown, presenting a smooth, tense surface, increase in size, and coalesce. t. kerion. A form of t. tonsurans, t.