Tinea imbricata


tinea imbricata tinea im·bri·ca·ta (ĭm’brĭ-kā’tə)
n.
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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