Category: Diseases

Tinea capitis is a dermatophytic trichomycosis of the scalp. Clinical presentations vary widely, ranging from mild scaling and broken-off hairs to severe, painful inflammation with painful, boggy nodules that drain

Tinea corporis refers to dermatophyte infections of the trunk, legs, arms, and/or neck, excluding the feet, hands, and groin. Causes of Tinea Corporis Tinea corporis (often called ringworm of the

Tinea cruris is a subacute or chronic dermatophytosis of the groin, pubic regions, and thighs. Causes of Tinea Cruris Jock itch occurs almost exclusively in adult men. It can sometimes

Tinea manuum ia a chronic dermatophytosis of the hand(s), often unilateral, most commonly on the dominant hand, and usually associated with tinea pedis. Causes of Tinea Manuum Tinea manuum is

Tinea pedis is a dermatophytic infection of the feet, characterized by erythema, scaling, maceration, and/or bulla formation. In most cases of epidermal dermatophytosis, the infection occurs initially on the feet,

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute toxin-mediated illness caused by toxin-producing Staphy­lococcus aureus, characterized by rapid onset of fever, hypotension, generalized skin and mucosal erythema, and multisystem failure, occurring

Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant disease arising from a genetically programmed hyperplasia of ectodermal and mesodermal cells and manifested by a variety of lesions in the skin, CNS (hamartomas),

Tularemia is an acute infection transmitted by handling flesh of infected animals, by the bite of insect vectors, by inoculation of conjunctiva, by ingestion of infected food, or by inhalation;

Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) is a term that describes a group of heterogeneous, idiopathic, acquired, acute recurrent photodermatoses characterized by delayed abnormal reactions to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and manifested by

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a multisystem, necrotizing vasculitis of small- and medium-sized muscular arteries characterized by its involvement of the renal and visceral arteries. There is a form of PAN