Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What is the difference between dermatitis and tinea?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dermatitis or tinea: Dermatitis is a genral term for any skin rash. It can be fungal like tinea, bacterial, viral, atopic (eczema), chemical burn, friction burn, or a simple heat rash.
Answered 5/1/2016
5.3k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
What are the differences between dermatomycosis and dermatophytosis?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I see my doct today for the rash, and he prescribes me nystatin 100, 000units, hydrocortizon cream, he says that i got definetly tinea cruris & hemorro?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is there a diagnostic lab test to confirm a diagnosis of tinea? One month of fugicide cream and ketoconazole tabs but rash never finished.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Took itraconazole for 4 days 2x200 per day i got a rash and now been given fluconazole how long should I wait before starting fluco for tinea v ?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Chronic tinea cruris and pedis, recently i started to itch over the whole body but have no rash except feet and groin.Could this itch be from tinea ?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Is it possible to have had a tinea capitis infection that subsided and turned into a sebohrreic dermatitis infection?
Is quadriderm rf used in tinea crurise and what is the difference between quadriderm rf and quadriderm nf ?
What is difference between tinea pedis and tinea cruris?
What is the difference between vitiligo and tinea versicolor?
What's the difference between Lamisil (terbinafine) original cream and Lamisil (terbinafine) once for tinea versicolor?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
