Superficial fungal infections are caused by dermatophytes plus candida and pityrosporum yeasts. Dermatophytosis is usually classified clinically according to the site of involvement: tinea capitis (scalp), T. corporis (body), T. cruris (groin), T. pedis (feet) and T. unguium (nails). One-half of all the cases of T. capitis and T. corporis are caused by zoophilic fungi, the rest due to anthropop...

background: dermatomycoses are a major public health problem. tinea cruris is a form of dermatomycoses.tinea cruris is a common infection in the groin area, genitals, pubic area, perineum and perianal skin.the purpose of thisstudywas to investigate the cutaneous fungal infections among students in a school dormitory. materials and methods: the study was performed on 110 male students dormitory ...

Cutaneous tuberculosis is an infrequent form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. It is often clinically and histopathologically confused with various cutaneous disorders. A 36-year-old man attended our clinic with slowly progressive, asymptomatic, annular skin lesions on both the thighs and buttocks for 10 years. He consulted with many physicians and was improperly treated with an oral antifungal a...

Dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans is a skin condition characterised by a protracted course of eruptions occuring symmetrically on the anterior surfaces of both legs, with follicular pustules, scaling, oedema, atrophy, shininess, and loss of skin markings.' ,2 ,3 The disease was first described by Clarke in 1952 in Nigerians.t-f Some authors have called it the 'Nigerian shin disease " ,...

This article addresses neutrophilic dermatoses, thus complementing the previous article (part I). The following dermatoses are introduced and discussed: subcorneal pustular dermatosis (Sneddon-Wilkinson disease), dermatitis cruris pustulosa et atrophicans, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis, continuous Hallopeau acrodermatitis, palmoplantar pustulosis, infantile acropustulosis, Andrews'...

A 70-year-old man with complicated cruris fracture, treated with an arthrodesis and skin transplantation, complained about persistent pain of the right ankle and skin rashes. Bone and leukocyte scintigraphy were performed because osteomyelitis was suspected. Bone scintigraphy showed abnormal uptake in the ankle. Leukocyte scintigraphy showed only multiple hot spots in the soft tissue. A cutaneo...