What is tinea corporis?

Tinea corporis is a fungal infection, commonly known as ringworm. It is characterized as red, raised spots, and pimples; and then slowly it forms into a red raised ring-shaped border with a clear center.

How do members experience tinea corporis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tinea corporis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tinea corporis*

Who has tinea corporis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 5
30s 8
40s 5
50s 7
60s 3
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 14
Female 14

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What is tinea corporis?

Tinea corporis is a fungal infection, commonly known as ringworm. It is characterized as red, raised spots, and pimples; and then slowly it forms into a red raised ring-shaped border with a clear center.



Common symptoms reported by people with tinea corporis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tinea corporis

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Compare treatments taken by people with tinea corporis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have tinea corporis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with tinea corporis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has tinea corporis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 15 say tinea corporis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 5
30s 8
40s 5
50s 7
60s 3
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 14
Female 14

These charts show data from tinea corporis patients who have completed their condition history
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