THIS is the second retrospective survey of the work of the Mycological Diagnostic Service since its establishment in 1959. Its purpose is to review the isolation of dermatophytes (ringworm fungi) of both human (anthropophilic) and animal (zoophilic) origin in Northern Ireland over the period 1967 to 1973, and to compare the findings with previous reports for the province (Mackenzie and Rusk, 19...

a survey on the detection of scalp ringworm, its prevalence and etiological agents, was carried out in 12 different localities in the bandar abbas area, southern iran, in february 1970. two thousand one hundred fifty-three subjects consisting of 1,275 school children from 3 primary schools and one secondary school in the town and 689 rural school children from 6 different villages, together wit...

The etiology and prevalence of Tinea Capitis in adults and children was studied in 115 cases. The most common etiologic agent was Trichophyton Violaceum recovered from 82 63% cases, Trichophyton rubrum from 10.4%, Trichophyton tonsurans from 3.47% and Microsporum canis from 3.4% cases. The study includes seventy cases of "blackdot" ringworm of the scalp, four cases of Kerion and forty one cases...

Atypical Early Presentations Early Lyme disease classically presents with a single erythema migrans (EM or "bull’s-eye") rash. The EM rash may be absent in over 50% of Lyme disease cases, however. Patients should be made aware of the significance of a range of rashes beyond the classic EM, including multiple, flat, raised, or blistering rashes. Central clearing was absent in over half of a seri...

Dermatophytosis (tinea) infections are fungal infections caused by dermatophytes a group of fungi that invade and grow in dead keratin. Several species commonly invade human keratin and these belong to the Epidermophyton, Microsporum and Trichophyton genera. They tend to grow outwards on skin, producing a ringlike pattern hence the term 'ringworm'. They are very common and affect different part...

Dermatophytoses are superficial infections of keratinized tissues like hair, skin and nail, caused by a specialized group of fungi closely related antigenically, physiologically and morphologically, known as dermatophytes or ringworm fungi (Rabell and Taplin, 1974). The etiologic agents of the dermatophytoses are classified in three anamorphic (asexual or imperfect) genera, Epidermophyton, Micr...

Tinea corporis is a fungal infection of superficial skin where the tissues are keratinized. It caused by dermatophytes which keratinophilic. This disease has great physical & psychological impact on social life. article includes classification, causes, different types and close coming homoeopathic medicines related to rubric Ringworm given in various repertories Cross Repertorisation.