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Tinea cruris

MedGen UID:
730493
•Concept ID:
C1384589
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Jock Itch; Jock Itchs
SNOMED CT: Tinea cruris (399029005); Tinea inguinalis (399029005); Eczema marginatum (399029005)

Definition

Fungal infection of the groin. The main causative fungus is TRICHOPHYTON. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTinea cruris

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis directs treatment in fungal infections of the skin.
Panthagani AP, Tidman MJ
Practitioner 2015 Oct;259(1786):25-9, 3. PMID: 26738249
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034
Diagnosis and management of common tinea infections.
Noble SL, Forbes RC, Stamm PL
Am Fam Physician 1998 Jul;58(1):163-74, 177-8. PMID: 9672436

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy of oral terbinafine versus itraconazole in treatment of dermatophytic infection of skin - A prospective, randomized comparative study.
Bhatia A, Kanish B, Badyal DK, Kate P, Choudhary S
Indian J Pharmacol 2019 Mar-Apr;51(2):116-119. doi: 10.4103/ijp.IJP_578_17. PMID: 31142947Free PMC Article
New Antifungal Agents and New Formulations Against Dermatophytes.
Gupta AK, Foley KA, Versteeg SG
Mycopathologia 2017 Feb;182(1-2):127-141. Epub 2016 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s11046-016-0045-0. PMID: 27502503
Evidence-based topical treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis: a summary of a Cochrane systematic review.
van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, El-Gohary M
Br J Dermatol 2015 Mar;172(3):616-41. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/bjd.13441. PMID: 25294700
Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.
El-Gohary M, van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Burgess H, Doney L, Stuart B, Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Aug 4;(8):CD009992. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2. PMID: 25090020
Obesity and dermatology.
Scheinfeld NS
Clin Dermatol 2004 Jul-Aug;22(4):303-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.001. PMID: 15475230

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034
Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.
El-Gohary M, van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Burgess H, Doney L, Stuart B, Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Aug 4;(8):CD009992. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2. PMID: 25090020
Obesity and dermatology.
Scheinfeld NS
Clin Dermatol 2004 Jul-Aug;22(4):303-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.001. PMID: 15475230
Tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea nigra, and piedra.
Gupta AK, Chaudhry M, Elewski B
Dermatol Clin 2003 Jul;21(3):395-400, v. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(03)00031-7. PMID: 12956194
Diagnosis and management of common tinea infections.
Noble SL, Forbes RC, Stamm PL
Am Fam Physician 1998 Jul;58(1):163-74, 177-8. PMID: 9672436

Therapy

Efficacy of oral terbinafine versus itraconazole in treatment of dermatophytic infection of skin - A prospective, randomized comparative study.
Bhatia A, Kanish B, Badyal DK, Kate P, Choudhary S
Indian J Pharmacol 2019 Mar-Apr;51(2):116-119. doi: 10.4103/ijp.IJP_578_17. PMID: 31142947Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M
Am Fam Physician 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. PMID: 25403034
Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.
El-Gohary M, van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Burgess H, Doney L, Stuart B, Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Aug 4;(8):CD009992. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2. PMID: 25090020
Six novel antimycotics.
Rubin AI, Bagheri B, Scher RK
Am J Clin Dermatol 2002;3(2):71-81. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200203020-00001. PMID: 11893219
Butenafine.
McNeely W, Spencer CM
Drugs 1998 Mar;55(3):405-12; discussion 413. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199855030-00006. PMID: 9530545

Prognosis

Obesity and dermatology.
Scheinfeld NS
Clin Dermatol 2004 Jul-Aug;22(4):303-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.001. PMID: 15475230
Ecology and epidemiology of dermatophyte infections.
Aly R
J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 Sep;31(3 Pt 2):S21-5. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(08)81262-5. PMID: 8077503
Pathophysiology of dermatophyte infections.
Odom R
J Am Acad Dermatol 1993 May;28(5 Pt 1):S2-S7. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(09)80300-9. PMID: 8496407
Therapy with fluconazole for tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and tinea pedis.
Montero-Gei F, Perera A
Clin Infect Dis 1992 Mar;14 Suppl 1:S77-81. doi: 10.1093/clinids/14.supplement_1.s77. PMID: 1562699
Superficial fungal infections of the skin. Diagnosis and current treatment recommendations.
Rezabek GH, Friedman AD
Drugs 1992 May;43(5):674-82. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199243050-00004. PMID: 1379146

Clinical prediction guides

A multicentric clinical and epidemiological study of chronic and recurrent dermatophytosis in India.
Shenoy MM, Rengasamy M, Dogra S, Kaur T, Asokan N, Sarveswari KN, Poojary S, Arora D, Patil S, Das A, Srivastava A, Katakam BK, Mahajan V
Mycoses 2022 Jan;65(1):13-23. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1111/myc.13360. PMID: 34378240
2016 Epidemiological Survey of Dermatomycoses in Japan.
Shimoyama H, Sei Y
Med Mycol J 2019;60(3):75-82. doi: 10.3314/mmj.19.007. PMID: 31474694
Efficacy of oral terbinafine versus itraconazole in treatment of dermatophytic infection of skin - A prospective, randomized comparative study.
Bhatia A, Kanish B, Badyal DK, Kate P, Choudhary S
Indian J Pharmacol 2019 Mar-Apr;51(2):116-119. doi: 10.4103/ijp.IJP_578_17. PMID: 31142947Free PMC Article
Oral terbinafine: a new antifungal agent.
Abdel-Rahman SM, Nahata MC
Ann Pharmacother 1997 Apr;31(4):445-56. doi: 10.1177/106002809703100412. PMID: 9101008
Dermatophytoses in Iran.
Khosravi AR, Aghamirian MR, Mahmoudi M
Mycoses 1994 Jan-Feb;37(1-2):43-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1994.tb00284.x. PMID: 7935592

Recent systematic reviews

Photodynamic therapy treatment of superficial fungal infections: A systematic review.
Shen JJ, Jemec GBE, Arendrup MC, Saunte DML
Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020 Sep;31:101774. Epub 2020 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101774. PMID: 32339671
Evidence-based topical treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis: a summary of a Cochrane systematic review.
van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, El-Gohary M
Br J Dermatol 2015 Mar;172(3):616-41. Epub 2015 Feb 9 doi: 10.1111/bjd.13441. PMID: 25294700
Topical antifungal treatments for tinea cruris and tinea corporis.
El-Gohary M, van Zuuren EJ, Fedorowicz Z, Burgess H, Doney L, Stuart B, Moore M, Little P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Aug 4;(8):CD009992. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009992.pub2. PMID: 25090020

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