Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is the latest in a group of severe skin infections to have now reached the United States.
  • Drusas@kbin.run
    15·
    6 months ago

    They really need to rename it. Pretty sure most people assume it’s a parasitic infection.

    • medgremlin
      4·
      6 months ago

      It got that name because the welts look like a worm in a circle under the skin. It looks like a raised red ring about 2-3cm in diameter that is usually pretty painful and itchy.