tinea favosa
Also known as Favus NOS, Tinea favosa (disorder), Favus
Favus (Latin for "honeycomb") or tinea favosa is the severe form of tinea capitis, a skin infectious disease caused by the dermatophyte fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii. Typically the species affects the scalp, but occasionally occurs as onychomycosis, tinea barbae, or tinea corporis.
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- An infant with favus, in Kharah, Akhnoor District, Jammu & Kashmir, India.
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Research
276 papers- Goya and tinea favosa.Anais brasileiros de dermatologia · 2014
- Tinea favosa: psoriasiform favus in bindi area of an adult.BMJ case reports · 2024
- [Tinea favosa].Actas dermo-sifiliograficas · 2008
- Favus.2026
- Tinea capitis favosa misdiagnosed as tinea amiantacea.
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Favus (Latin for "honeycomb") or tinea favosa is the severe form of tinea capitis, a skin infectious disease caused by the dermatophyte fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii. Typically the species affects the scalp, but occasionally occurs as onychomycosis, tinea barbae, or tinea corporis.
The word favid is more used than French word favus, which is close to the Latin etymology.