tinea nigra
MONDO:0004677Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names tinea nigra yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A superficial mycosis that is a superficial fungal infection of the skin characterized by brown to black macules which usually occur on the palmar aspects of hands and occasionally the plantar and other surfaces of the skin, caused by Hortaea werneckii, which is a common saprophytic fungus believed to occur in soil, compost, humus and on wood in humid tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004677), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of