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FUNGUS INFECTION SKIN [1 record]

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Record 1 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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