The Tinea skin infection caused by a fungus is spreading rapidly in the country at present according to Dermatologists.
This disease with the symptoms including itching and a scaly rash shaped like a ring is spreading among children and adults according to the Consultant Detmatologist attached to the Colombo Natkonal Hospital Dr.Janaka Akarawita.This skin infection is commonly seen in areas prone to sweating including armpits ,feet,groin and the scalp he has stressed.