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Fungal skin, groin and scalp infections
Fungal skin, groin and scalp infections: this guide covers one per site and organism: athlete's foot (the three patterns), jock itch, ringworm on the body…
This guide is general education, not a diagnosis or an individual treatment plan. Urgent, severe or worsening symptoms belong with the local emergency service or a qualified clinician.
What this guide covers
This guide covers one per site and organism: athlete's foot (the three patterns), jock itch, ringworm on the body, tinea capitis in children (which never responds to a cream and needs oral treatment), tinea versicolor and why the pale patches persist after cure, candida intertrigo under the breast and in skin folds, nappy candida, and the pages that stop the endless recycling — treat two weeks past clearance, treat shoes and towels, why a steroid cream turns it into tinea incognita.
One focused section asks: "Tinea versicolor: why the spots stay pale for months after treatment". Scalp, nail and any spreading or feverish infection is a named clinician boundary.
How to use it
Start with the description that most closely matches your question about Fungal skin, groin and scalp infections. Use the evidence section to understand what is known, then use the boundary section to decide when self-education should stop and clinical care should begin.
The page keeps the main question, its evidence base and its limits together in one canonical place. That makes it useful as a quick orientation and avoids splitting a broad subject into shallow pages before each narrower answer has enough verified material of its own.
Search vocabulary in four languages
Terminology changes across borders. These are example phrases people use for the same subject in Estonian, Finnish, Russian and English; they are included as a practical vocabulary aid, not as hidden keywords.
| Language | Example phrase |
|---|---|
| Estonian | jalaseen ravi kaua |
| Estonian | kubemeseen ravi |
| Finnish | jalkasieni hoito kesto |
| Russian | грибок стопы лечение |
| English | tinea versicolor spots after treatment |
Evidence and provenance
The evidence map below records the primary, official or openly licensed material chosen for this guide. It is deliberately visible so a reader can tell the difference between a rule published by an authority, a measured dataset and an editorial explanation.
Source: WHO fungal priority pathogens list 2022 (CC BY-NC-SA), NICE CKS fungal skin infection (official, cited), British Association of Dermatologists dermatophyte guidance (published). · checked 2026-09-09
Source names are preserved even where an authority changes its web address. No figure is added to this launch page unless it is already present in the cited source description or can be computed from a named dataset.
Scope and boundaries
/feet mentions athlete's foot as one foot problem; this covers the same organism everywhere else it grows, plus the reinfection rules.
Connected TempoLife guides
The following paths are the intentional hand-offs named in the brief. They keep adjacent subjects separate while making the next useful reference easy to find.
Feet
Continue to the related TempoLife reference.
Skin
Continue to the related TempoLife reference.
Nails
Continue to the related TempoLife reference.
Why it belongs on TempoLife
/feet, /skin, /nails, /places.
Frequently asked questions
What does this guide cover?
This guide covers one per site and organism: athlete's foot (the three patterns), jock itch, ringworm on the body, tinea capitis in children (which never responds to a cream and needs oral treatment), tinea versicolor and why the pale patches persist after cure, candida intertrigo under the breast and in skin folds, nappy candida, and the pages that stop the endless recycling — treat two weeks past clearance, treat shoes and towels, why a steroid cream turns it into tinea incognita. One focused section asks…
What evidence does it use?
WHO fungal priority pathogens list 2022 (CC BY-NC-SA), NICE CKS fungal skin infection (official, cited), British Association of Dermatologists dermatophyte guidance (published).
Where does this guide stop?
/feet mentions athlete's foot as one foot problem; this covers the same organism everywhere else it grows, plus the reinfection rules.
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