OBO ID: DOID:4336
Term Name: tinea favosa Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
  • favus
Definition: A tinea capitis 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 and results_in_formation_of scutula, yellowish cup-shaped crusts of dense masses of mycelium and epithelial debris, which develop at the surface of a hair follicle with the shaft in the center of the raised lesion. Removal of these crusts reveals an oozing, moist, red base. Later, atrophy of the skin occurs leaving a cicatricial alopecia and scarring. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3885931/
References:
  • ICD10CM:B35
  • MESH:D014007
  • NCI:C35072
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:85375000
  • UMLS_CUI:C0040254
Ontology: Human Disease   ( DOID:4336 )
Relationships
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GENES INVOLVED No data available
ZEBRAFISH MODELS No data available
PHENOTYPE No data available

CITATIONS: None
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