Tinea corporis

A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, produces a black pigment, beta-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase positive, but xylose arabinose cellobiose, rhamnose, salicin, sucrose, lactose, indole, esculin hydrolysis, alpha-fucosidase, beta-glucosidase and glycine aminopeptidase negative. P. corporis is typically isolated from nonoral sites though a few strains have been isolated from dental root canal infections.

Disease Alternative Name

prevotella corporis

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Dr. Dnyaneshwar Gagalwar

MBBS JJ HOSPITAL MUMBAI

32yr Health male taking medicine from Dermatologist for Tinea corporis over left forearm since 4.5 month Cap Itraconazol 200mg Od, Tab Griesofulvin 250mg BD , Eberconazole 1% cream, Luliconazole cream 1%, 90 % case resolved but still Itchi...See More

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Dr. Vinay Kumar

General Practice

A patient had tinea corporis last month and it's on terbinafine doses for 14 days but after curing tinea he is facing some small circle cyst or lymps under the skin around his penis and somewhere else please suggest some dx and rx ..

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Dr. Parmeshwar Ojha

Palliative Medicine

What is your spot Diagnosis? A Vitiligo B Psoriasis C Tinea Corporis D Pityriasis versicolor

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Dr. Mehul Hundiwala

Internal Medicine

D PITYRIASIS VERSICOLOR

Dr. Kamal Singh

Ayurveda

28yom Camwith this. No daily medications. No known allergies. No significant family history. I am questioning psoriasis ...See More

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