What is tinea corporis

summary

Fungus is a very terrible creature, it can parasitize on the surface of the human body, and many times it will bring us some diseases. Many skin diseases on our body are caused by fungi. Tinea corporis is a very common disease caused by fungi. Next, let's popularize the science of tinea corporis.

What is tinea corporis

First, the superficial skin fungal infection caused by pathogenic fungi parasitizing on the smooth skin of human body (except the skin of hands, feet, hair, deck and pudendal thigh) is collectively referred to as tinea corporis. When pathogenic fungi invade the cuticle of the human body surface, it can cause a very light inflammatory reaction, and the human body is prone to erythema.

Second: the disease is mainly caused by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton schlegeli, Microsporum ferrugineum and Microsporum canis in China. The disease can be caused by direct or indirect contact with the bathtub and bath towel polluted by the patient. The disease is easy to spread.

Third: the treatment of various types of tinea corporis, in principle, external use of drugs. Compound salicylic acid tincture, compound benzoic acid ointment, compound resorcinol coating, 1% econazole cream or clotrimazole cream, 20% Hibiscus tincture, 2% miconazole cream, bifonazole, ketoconazole, terbinafine, etc.

matters needing attention

Tinea corporis is not a serious disease, but the speed of its infection is very fast. If our whole body is suffering from such a disease, then it is actually more terrible. So we'd better get early treatment.