A cutaneous mycosis that results_in fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in glabrous skin, or located_in nail, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes, which have the ability to utilize keratin as a nutrient source. Subtypes are classified by the location on the body. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007637 url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatophytosis url:http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/Mycoses/Cutaneous/Dermatophytosis/index.html url:https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/dermatophytosis.pdf ]
Synonyms: ringworm
Term information
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154394006
- ICD9CM:110
- ICD10CM:B35
- UMLS_CUI:C0011636
- NCI:C26745
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