How is tinea cruris medically described?
Tinea cruris, also known as ‘jock itch’, is a specific form of tinea due to a dermatophyte fungus affecting the groin, pubic region, and adjacent thigh. It presents as an acute or chronic asymmetrical rash.
How do you treat recurrent tinea cruris?
Among various options, topical terbinafine for 4 weeks appears to be the treatment of choice for limited disease (tinea corporis/cruris/pedis). For more extensive disease, the choice is less clear. Both terbinafine (250–500 mg/day for 2–6 weeks) and itraconazole (100–200 mg/day for 2–4 weeks) appear to be effective.
What is the difference between tinea pedis and tinea cruris?
Tinea pedis or athlete’s foot is an infection that occurs on the feet, particularly between the toes (pedis is the Latin word for foot). Tinea cruris or jock itch tends to create a rash in the moist, warm areas of the groin (cruris means leg in Latin). It most often occurs in boys when they wear athletic gear.
What’s the best treatment for tinea cruris?
After clinical diagnosis and microscopic confirmation, tinea cruris is best treated with a topical allylamine or an azole antifungal (strength of recommendation: A, based on multiple randomized controlled trials [RCTs]).
What is Tinea cruris and what does it mean?
Tinea cruris also commonly known as jock itch, is a surface (superficial) fungal infection that affects the skin of your genitals, inner thighs and buttocks. Tinea cruris is most often seen in adult men.
How to treat tinea cruris in obese men?
Suspect tinea cruris when pruritic, ringed lesions extend from the crural fold over the adjacent upper inner thigh, particularly in obese patients or men. Topical terbinafine, miconazole, clotrimazole, ketoconazole, econazole, or naftifine 2 times a day for 10 to 14 days is usually effective.
What can I do to prevent spread of tinea cruris?
People with athletes foot or tinea cruris can prevent spread by not lending their towels to others. Tinea cruris is treated with by applying antifungal medications of the allylamine or azole type to the groin region.
How is Tinea cruris similar to inverse psoriasis?
Tinea cruris has similar symptoms to inverse psoriasis . Opportunistic infections (infections that are caused by a diminished immune system) are frequent. Fungus from an athlete’s foot infection can spread to the groin through clothing.
