Red patches on the skin of the face of a young boy (at left) and on the chest and abdomen of his elder sister due to fungal infection. Known as tinea

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Red patches on the skin of the face of a young boy (at left) and on the chest and abdomen of his elder sister due to fungal infection. Known as tinea faciale and corporis respectively, it is caused by various dermatophyte fungi. These children from a rural village help their parents in cow herding.

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