Manifestations of Trichophyton rubrum infestations, such as tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis, are among the most common human skin diseases seen throughout the world. About 80% of patients presenting with acute dermatophytosis respond well to topical antifungal treatment. However, the remaining 20% of patients progress into a chronic state of dermatophytosis, which is resistant to ...

Background: Dermatophytosis was a fungal infection caused by molds (dermatophytes). Dermatophytes are group of closely related filamentous fungi able to damage and utilize keratin found in the skin, hair, nails. Objective: To isolate species which cause resistant dermatophytosis, clinical types tinea, as well assess response different antifungal therapies.
 Patients Methods: Ninety-two pat...

Ichthyoses are a common group of keratinization disorders. A non-inflammatory generalized persistent skin desquamation is observed. It is characterized by increased cell turnover, thickening of the stratum corneum and functional changes of sebaceous and sweat glands. All of these favor fungal proliferation. Dermatophytes may infect skin, hair and nails causing ringworm or tinea. They have the a...

Os principais agentes causadores de dermatofitose em cães e gatos no Brasil mundo pertencem ao gênero Microsporum que, também afeta humanos provocando infecções dermatológicas, como por exemplo, Tinea capitis corporis. O contágio dessa patologia ocorre através do contato direto com o animal contaminado ou fômites, sendo indispensável isolamento eliminação prováveis fontes contaminação. sinais c...

Background. Superficial mycosis is a common fungal infection worldwide, mainly caused by dermatophytes. However, the prevalence of species varies geographically. In addition, fungal treatment is best guided according to species isolated. This study was carried out to determine the clinical as well as mycological profile of superficial mycoses in a tertiary care hospital, Nepal. Methods. This wa...

Methods for the susceptibility test of yeast to antifungal agents have been standardized by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards7), while the standard method has not yet been established for the filamentous fungi. Furthermore, the in vitro activity of azole antifungal agents is known to be affected by various assay conditions8^12). For these reasons, measuring the in vivo ac...

Cutaneous fungal infections are a major source of morbidity in HIV-infected patients, and their management poses special challenges. Superficial mycoses, such as tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis, and onychomycosis, are no more common in HIV-infected patients than in the HIV-negative population but are of greater severity. Although they respond to topical and systemic antifungal agents,...