FIGURE 66.10 Secondary syphilis (Reprinted with permission from Stedman’s Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing, Illustrated (Standard Edition) 6th ed Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.) FUNGAL INFECTIONS Cutaneous fungal infections can be divided into a few clinical categories: dermatophytes, yeasts, deep fungal infections with cutaneous manifestations, and opportunistic fungal infections Dermatophytes Dermatophytes are fungi that have a tropism for infecting skin, hair, and nails The most common types are Trichophyton species, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton species The specific types of infection are named for their body site of involvement because they can present differently based on location Tinea corporis presents with scaling patches that have a raised border (annular) ( Fig 66.11 ) Occasionally the fungi and resultant inflammation can cause blistering (bullous tinea) Tinea pedis can present with scaling