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Ringworm vs Favus - What's the difference?

ringworm | favus |

As nouns the difference between ringworm and favus

is that ringworm is a contagious fungal affliction of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales while favus is (medicine) a severe, chronic infection of ringworm.

ringworm

English

Noun

(-)
  • A contagious fungal affliction of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
  • * "As listed above, in superficial mycoses infection is localised to the skin, the hair, and the nails. An example is ringworm or tinea, an infection of the skin by a dermatophyte."

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    favus

    English

    (wikipedia favus)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
  • A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.
    • (Mollett)
    (Webster 1913)