A treatment-resistant, highly contagious form of the skin infection tinea, better known as ringworm, has been reported in the U.S. for the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Two cases of a common fungal infection known as tinea, or ringworm, failed to respond to standard treatment due to a recently emerged fungus in the United States, according to a recent Centers for ...

Last month, Minnesota reported what it said is the country’s “largest known outbreak” of Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype ...

The atypical lesions referred to as tinea incognito are the result of morphologic changes induced by topical corticosteroid treatment of tinea corporis. The changes may include loss of the raised, ...

The fungal infection spreads easily without proper hygiene practices.

Your feet are microbial hotspots. The area between your toes is packed with sweat glands, and when we wrap our feet in socks and shoes, we trap that moisture in a warm, humid cocoon that's ideal for ...