A #hawksbillseaturtle (#Eretmochelys #imbricata) floating along a coral reef in the #Maldives. Poking around, looking for some soft #corals to have breakfast. An endangered species with slow growth and low reproductive rates.
#seaturtle #coralreef #oceanandreefs

#tinea #imbricata possible genetic pre-disposition: impaired immune responses to fungal antigens, but precise mechanism is not well understood.
Tx options limited: griseofulvin or oral terbinafine preferred. Recurrence rates are high & more efficacious treatment is needed

#Tinea #imbricata or tokelau or #bakua chronic superficial mycosis caused by #Trichophyton #concentricum
Endemic in Pacific, including Solomon Islands
Affects poor rural communities w/ limited hygiene #IDsky