1. What is Tinea corporisis?
Tinea corporisis a skin disease caused by fungal infection. Tinea corporiscan appear on many areas of the body such as the scalp, legs, toes, thighs, and nails... Tinea corporis appears most often during the transition between winter and spring or spring and summer. Because at this time the hot, humid weather with prolonged drizzle creates favorable conditions for the virus to grow and develop.
2. Causes of tinea corporis
Tinea corporisis a disease caused by fungal infections, the most common of which are 3 types:
- Trichophyton
- Microsporum
- Epidermophyton
The main causes of tinea corporisare poor personal hygiene habits, contaminated water sources, unsanitary living environments, etc., which make it easy for fungi to grow and cause tinea corporison the skin. The specific causes of tinea corporisare as follows:
- Poor personal hygiene habits, uncleanliness, infrequent bathing, and excessive sweating make it easy for fungi to grow and cause skin diseases.
- Wearing damp, wet clothes creates favorable conditions for fungi to grow and cause disease.
- Bathing in places with dirty water sources makes it easy for fungi to penetrate and cause disease.
Infection from people who have tinea corporis, including: Sharing clothes with people who have tinea corporisor are suffering from fungal skin infections; Swimming or bathing with someone infected with tinea corporis; Having sex or direct contact with the patient's tinea corporis-infected skin.
3. Signs of tinea corporis
The most prominent feature of tinea corporisis a red rash, with many small blisters appearing in coin shapes. The patient feels itchy and uncomfortable in the affected skin area, itching more at night, especially in hot weather. Severe itching causes the patient to scratch, causing scratches that break the blisters, making the tinea corporis-infected skin area susceptible to infection, possibly with yellow pustules and blisters.
A patient with tinea corporismay have a red rash on one area of the body, which then spreads to other areas such as the face, neck, chest, groin, etc. If not treated properly, the disease can spread throughout the body, causing skin lesions or eczema.
4. Is tinea corporis dangerous?
Tinea corporis causes itching and discomfort, especially if it occurs on visible skin areas such as the face, neck, arms, legs, etc., causing loss of aesthetics and making the patient lose confidence. If tinea corporis is not treated promptly and properly, it can easily spread to other areas of the body, causing skin lesions or eczema, leaving scars on the damaged skin area and spreading to others.
However, tinea corporis is a benign, common dermatological disease that does not leave dangerous complications and is not difficult to treat.
5. How to treat tinea corporis?
To treat tinea corporis, it is necessary to combine local treatment and systemic treatment
5.1. For topical treatment
Use antifungal drugs applied to the skin affected by tinea corporis such as:
- Ketoconazole
- Miconazole
- Clotrimazole,...
Patients need to apply the medicine to the skin affected by tinea corporis regularly to reduce itching symptoms and spread to other areas of the body. When having tinea corporis, you need to avoid scratching or scratching the tinea corporis-affected skin to avoid secondary infection.
5.2. For systemic treatment
- Antifungal drugs such as Itraconazole, nizoral...
- Use antihistamines to help patients with tinea corporis reduce itching.
- Use antibiotics to treat if there is a secondary infection and as prescribed by the doctor.
To avoid recurrence, patients with tinea corporis need to strictly follow the doctor's treatment regimen.
6. Preventing tinea corporis
Tinea corporis is a disease that is easily transmitted from person to person and people who have had tinea corporis can be reinfected. Therefore, it is very necessary to prevent infection and recurrence of tinea corporis. To prevent tinea corporis, you can apply the following measures:
- Do not share clothes or personal items with others.
- Do not wear damp clothes.
- Wear loose, sweat-absorbent clothes.
- Keep clean, bathe regularly, and choose soap and shampoo suitable for your skin.
- If you have tinea corporis, you need to follow the doctor's treatment regimen to avoid recurrence.
- Keep pets in the house such as dogs, cats and other pets clean.
- Exercise to improve resistance, eat a nutritious diet, increase intake of green vegetables and fruits, and get adequate rest.
- People with tinea corporis need to limit close contact with people around them to avoid infection.
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