TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Skin Disorders: Groin and Skinfolds A1 - Morrell, Dean S. A1 - Bowers, Edith V. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Cline, David M. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e AB - The skinfolds of the body include the groin, intergluteal cleft, axilla, inframammary, and pannus regions. The skinfolds have unique characteristics that set them apart from other regions of the body. For one, these areas are almost continuously occluded. As a result, scale does not develop; maceration and fissuring develop instead. This situation alters the appearance of papulosquamous diseases and inflammatory processes. The occlusion also allows for the development of a warm, moist environment favorable to the growth of fungi, yeast, and bacteria. Although many skin diseases can affect the skinfolds to some degree, this chapter focuses on common disorders where skinfold eruptions are the main finding. This chapter discusses common infections, infestations, and inflammatory and reactive conditions that involve the groin and skinfolds. Sexually transmitted infections are discussed in chapter 149. Molluscum contagiosum is discussed in chapter 251. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/16 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121515925 ER -