Common Name(s):
Ringworm
Alternative Names & Classifications:
Dermatophytosis (CLINICAL), Tinea (CLINICAL), Tinea Corporis (CLINICAL)
Description
These fungi consume keratin in the stratum corneum, hair, and nails of humans and animals. The localized host immune response causes classic ring-shaped lesions. The fungi digest the epidermal keratin and spread radially, producing classic annular lesions that expand over several weeks.