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FUNGAL INFECTION SKIN [3 records]

Record 1 2019-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungal Diseases (Mycoses)
  • The Skin
Universal entry(ies)
tinea cruris
Latin
tinea inguinalis
Latin
B35.6
classification system code, see observation
DEF

... a pruritic superficial fungal infection of the groin and adjacent skin...

OBS

B35.6: code used in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

Key term(s)
  • ringworm of the groin
  • jack itch
  • dhobie itch

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies fongiques (mycoses)
  • Appareil cutané
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
tinea cruris
Latin
tinea inguinalis
Latin
B35.6
classification system code, see observation
DEF

[Infection] fongique de la peau qui apparaît sur les plis de l'aine ...

OBS

B35.6 : code de la Classification statistique internationale des maladies et des problèmes de santé connexes.

Key term(s)
  • dermatophytose inguino-crurale

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

A disease of the skin caused by infection with a fungus.

DEF

A superficial fungal infection of the skin.

CONT

Many tribes in the Colombian Amazon use the exudate [of the Virola bark] to treat fungal skin infections, such as ringworm.

OBS

mycosis: the presence of parasitic fungi in or on any part of the body.

OBS

plural: dermatomycoses.

Key term(s)
  • fungal infection of skin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
CONT

On distingue des mycoses superficielles, ou mycoses cutanées [...], des mycoses sous-cutanées et des mycoses profondes. [...] Le traitement des mycoses cutanées fait appel aux antifongiques.

OBS

Comparer avec «dermatophytose».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidermis y dermis
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Record 3 1998-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Phagocytic dysfunction disorder may be extrinsic(e. g., suppression of the number of phagocytes by immunosuppressive agents, or dysfunction caused by corticosteroids) or intrinsic(related to enzymes deficiencies) ;they are marked by bacterial or, sometimes, fungal infections, which range from mild recurrent skin infection to fatal systemic infection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Déficit des cellules phagocytaires. Les cellules phagocytaires jouent un rôle prépondérant dans l'immunité non spécifique. Les déficits des principaux types de cellules phagocytaires (polynucléaires, monocytes et macrophages) peuvent être quantitatifs (neutropénies ou agranulocytoses) ou qualitatifs (granulomatose septique et maladie de Chediak-Higsashi).

Spanish

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