jock itch

Examples of jock itch in the following topics:

• Fungal Skin and Nail Diseases

  • Common fungal skin diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
  • Common fungal skin and nail diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
  • Athlete's foot causes scaling, flaking, and itching of the affected skin.
  • Tinea cruris, also known as crotch itch, crotch rot, Dhobie itch, eczema marginatum, gym itch, jock itch, jock rot, and ringworm of the groin is a dermatophyte fungal infection of the groin region in any sex, though more often seen in males.
  • Fungus from other parts of the body (commonly tinea pedis or 'athlete's foot') can contribute to this itch.

• Infection

  • Athlete's foot (also known as ringworm of the foot) is a fungal infection of the skin that causes scaling, flaking, and itching of affected areas.
  • Although the condition typically affects the feet, it can spread to other areas of the body, including the groin, where it is called jock itch.

• Fungi as Plant, Animal, and Human Pathogens

  • They secrete extracellular enzymes that break down keratin (a protein found in hair, skin, and nails), causing conditions such as athlete's foot and jock itch.

• Swimmer's Itch

  • Swimmer's itch is a result of an immune reaction in response to the penetration of the skin by a schistosome.
  • Swimmer's itch is a condition often referred to as lake itch, duck itch, cercarial dermatitis and Schistosome cercarial dermatitis.
  • There are numerous types of flatworm parasites within the family Schistosomatidae that can cause swimmer's itch.
  • In turn, the cercaria which are responsible for swimmer's itch are produced.
  • An overview of the life cycle of a schistosome and how they can cause swimmer's itch in humans.

• Parasitic Skin Diseases

  • Colloquially called creeping eruption due to the way it looks, the disease is also somewhat ambiguously known as "ground itch" or (in some parts of the southern U.S.)
  • Another vernacular name is plumber's itch.
  • The infection causes a red, intense itching eruption.
  • The itching can become very painful and if scratched may allow a secondary bacterial infection to develop but it will stop after the parasites are dead.
  • The characteristic symptoms of a scabies infection include intense itching and superficial burrows .

• Schistosomiasis

• Student Subcultures

  • Most of these can be found in other western countries as well, with the exception of jocks.

• Sensory and Motor Tracts

  • It transmits information to the thalamus about pain, temperature, itch, and crude touch.
  • For instance, an itch is accompanied by a need to scratch, and a painful stimulus makes us want to withdraw from the pain.

• Rash

  • It starts on the head before spreading to cover most of the body, often causing itching.

• Phantom Limb Sensation

  • Phantom limb sensations include pain, itches, twitching, and feelings of gesturing.
  • Although not all phantom limbs are painful, patients will sometimes feel as if they are gesturing, feeling itches, twitching, or even trying to pick up things.
  • Other induced sensations include warmth, cold, itching, squeezing, tightness, and tingling.