Skin fungal infections are common global problems with attendant morbidity amongaffected individuals. Children are mostly affected because of predisposing factors such aspoverty, overcrowding, and lack of guidance. Investigation on the prevalence ofsuperficial fungal infections among primary school pupils was carried out in Awka SouthLocal Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Six public p...

macular or maculopapular skin reactions are frequent events in skin allergies as well as in viral infections. clinically, the differentiation may be difficult in the absence of a clear relationship with drug intake or in the failure to detect measles virus-specific antibodies. studies on drug-specific t cell lines and t cell clones isolated from skin-allergy patients have suggested that these c...

Lupus vulgaris [6] This is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis, occurring after primary infection in individuals with good natural resistance. Females are more often affected and it is also more common in children. Most commonly, it affects the face and neck and is seen initially as firm, translucent, brown nodules. Without treatment, the lesions slowly spread laterally, leading to d...

Lupus vulgaris [6] This is the most common form of cutaneous tuberculosis, occurring after primary infection in individuals with good natural resistance. Females are more often affected and it is also more common in children. Most commonly, it affects the face and neck and is seen initially as firm, translucent, brown nodules. Without treatment, the lesions slowly spread laterally, leading to d...

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