tinea imbricata

tinea imbricata definition - medical

tinea im·bri·ca·ta (ĭmˌbrĭ-kāˈtə)

noun
An eruption of concentric rings of overlapping scales that form papulosquamous patches on the skin, caused by the fungus Trichophyton concentricum.

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