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Tinea imbricata

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Specialty
  
infectious disease

ICD-9-CM
  
110.5

ICD-10
  
B35.5

Tinea imbricata

Tinea imbricata (also known as "Tokelau") is a superficial fungal infection of the skin limited to southwest Polynesia, Melanesia, Southeast Asia, India, and Central America.The skin lesions are often itchy, and mainly in the torso and limbs. The name is derived from the Latin for "tiled" (imbricata) since the lesions are often lamellar. It is often treated with griseofulvin or terbinafine.

It is associated with Trichophyton concentricum.

References

Tinea imbricata Wikipedia


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