B35.9 Dermatophytosis

 Dermatophytosis

B35.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.Dermatophytosis, also known as ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin. Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. Hair loss may occur in the area affected. Symptoms begin four to fourteen days after exposure. Multiple areas can be affected at a given time.A highly contagious fungal infection of the skin or scalp.

Ringworm is spread by skin-to-skin contact or by touching an infected animal or object.
Ringworm is typically scaly and may be red and itchy. Ringworm of the scalp is common in children, where it may cause bald patches.The treatment for ringworm is antifungal medication.A highly contagious fungal infection of the skin or scalp.Dermatophytosis (tinea) infections are fungal infections caused by dermatophytes - a group of fungi that invade and grow in dead keratin.Dermatophytosis is an infection caused by fungi from three genera, namely Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton. Infections caused by these organisms are referred to as tinea which precedes the Latin name for the site which they involve, i.e. tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection involving the scalp.

There are three genera of dermatophytes, Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton.

The infection may return if you stop treatment too soon. See a doctor if the rash doesn't go away after two weeks of home treatment. A ringworm infection that doesn't improve or that spreads may require a prescription-strength topical cream or oral antifungal medication.opical therapy is used for most dermatophyte infections. Cure rates are higher and treatment courses are shorter with topical fungicidal allylamines than with fungistatic azoles. Oral therapy is preferred for tinea capitis, tinea barbae, and onychomycosis.Although dermatophytes originated from soil-dwelling keratinophilic organisms, only a few pathogenic species still reside primarily in this niche. These organisms, known as geophilic dermatophytes, are associated with decomposing keratin sources in the environment.

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