Tinea

{tinf-e-ah) [L., a moth, a worm]. Ringworm; a generic term applied to a cla of skin-diseases caused by parasitic fungi, formerly applied to many spreading cutaneous diseases. T. am i an tace a, T. as best in a, seborrhea. T. circinata. See T. tri cho phytin a. T. cruris. See T. tri cho phytin a. T. decalvans, alopecia are at a. T. favosa, favus. T. furfur ace a, seborrhcea sicca. T. imbricata, Tokelau ringworm, Bowditch Island ringworm, a disease occurring in the East Indies, and characterized by the formation of concentric scaly patches and intense itching. T. kerion, a markedly inflammatory form of ringworm of the scalp (T. tonsurans), giving rise to the formation of an edematous, boggy swelling discharging a mucoid secretion. T. lupinosa, favus. T. sycosis. See T. tri cho phytin a. T. tarsi, blepharitis ulcerosa. T. tonsurans. See T. tri cho phytin a. T.tri cho phytin a, ringworm, a spreading, contagious disease of the skin due 40 TITILLATION 625 to a vegetable fungus, the Trichophyton. On the non hairy parts of the body (T. tri cho phytin a corp or is, T. circinata) it presents itself by spreading, scaly patches, tending to clear in the center. On the thighs and scrotum ( T. tri cho phytin a cruris) it is apt to a ume the appearance of eczema, hence it is also called Eczema margin a tum. The nails may be affected (T. tri cho phytin a unguium), becoming grayish, opaque, and brittle. On the scalp ( T. tri cho phytin a capitis, T. tonsurans) it forms rounded, grayish, slightly elevated, scaly patches, with brittlene and lo of the hair. Ringworm of the bearded region ( T. tri cho phytin a barbce, T. sycosis, parasitic sycosis, barber’s itch) forms at first rounded, scaly patches, which soon become nodular and lumpy, and tend to break down. T. versicolor, a disease of the skin due to a vegetable parasite, the Micros por on furfur. It is characterized by brownish-yellow macules that coalesce to form extensive areas of eruption. There is usually slight itching. 627