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Tinea (often called ringworm) is any of a variety of skin mycoses.It is sometimes equated with dermatophytosis and while most conditions identified as tinea are members of the imperfect fungi that make up the dermatophytes conditions such as tinea nigra and tinea versicolor are not caused by dermatophytes.Tinea is often called ringworm because it is circular and has a ring-like appearance. Tinea is a very common fungal infection of the skin.