Jock itch

Japanese: いんきんたむし
Jock itch

It is a common name for tinea pedis, a type of tinea. When simply referred to as "jock itch," it refers to an itchy skin disease of the scrotum, sometimes called tinea pedis, but more often refers to scrotal eczema.

[Nonami Eiichiro]

[Reference] | Scrotal eczema | Scrotal eczema

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

白癬(はくせん)の一種である頑癬の俗称である。単に「いんきん」という場合には陰嚢(いんのう)のかゆい皮膚病をさし、頑癬のこともあるが、陰嚢湿疹(しっしん)をさすことが多い。

[野波英一郎]

[参照項目] | 陰嚢湿疹 | 頑癬

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