Infections caused by dermatophyte fungi are very common in humans.  All of us are likely to experience at least one type of infection in our lifetimes.  The fungi feed on the keratin protein in our skin, nails and hair.  They typically only invade dead tissues and stop spreading when they come into contact with living cells.  The different forms of the disease are referred to as “tinea infections” and named according to the part of the body that is affected. The disease manifests as an irritated, red, sometimes scaly spreading rash, but there are differences.  In this article we set out the main forms of tinea to serve as a point of reference:

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