Tinea manuum

# Overview
Tinea Manuum is a parasitic fungal infection (mycosis) of the hand in the dermatophytosis (tinea) group.  It is typically more aggressive than tinea pedis but similar in look. Itching, burning, cracking, and scaling are observable and may be transmitted sexually or otherwise, whether or not symptoms are present.

# Diagnosis

## Physical Examination

### Skin

### Hand
- Tinea manuum. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.
- Tinea manuum. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.
- Tinea manuum. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.
- Tinea manuum. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.

# Differential diagnosis
Tinea manuum must be differentiated from other diseases that cause ust be differentiated from other diseases that cause rash and eczema such as secondary syphilis and pityriasis rosea.

# Treatment
It can usually be treated with long term use of a topical antifungal cream such as selenium sulfide shampoo.  However, in some cases an oral antifungal such as griseofulvin may have to be prescribed.
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