Fig. 30. Tinea cruris. The classic cause is E. inguinale. However, in not all cases is tinea 

 cruris caused by this species of fungus. Epidermophyton inguinale may also cause lesions in 

 adjacent or remote parts of the skin. A, B and C, lesions caused by T. purpureum; cure is 

 difficult. D, rash on the inner part of the thigh caused by E. inguinale. E and F, superficial 

 circulate vesicular lesions in the axilla and on the dorsum of the foot (of the same patient); 

 E. inguinale was isolated from both lesions. 



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