Axillary trichophytosis

Trichomycosis axillaries disease is also known as trichonocardiasis axillaris, trichomycosis nodosa, and the pathogen is corynebacterium tenuis. This bacteria mainly invades axillary hair and pubic hair, parasitizing intracellular and intercellular cells of hairy epidermis, and generally does not invade fur. It is mainly prevalent in the tropics and subtropics, and it is also distributed in temperate zones.

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