Although several varieties of tremor were known to the ancients, involuntary mobile spasm appears to have remained unrecognized as a physical disease until modern times. The "dancing sickness" of the Middle Ages seems to have been a purely psychic epidemic.7 Parkinson20 quotes Linnaeus and Vogel as establishing the dassification of Hieranosos: Corporis agitatio corntina, indolens, convulsiva, c...

A 25-year-old man was examined for tinea corporis. Microscopic examination of direct 10% KOH mount of skin scraping revealed the presence of hyaline, septate, branching hyphae. Cultures inoculated with portions of skin scrapings yielded, after two weeks Trichophyton simii. The identification of the fungus was based on colony morphology on mycobiotic agar and microscopic characteristics on slide...

Trichophyton tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte, with a worldwide distribution, although its prevalence varies considerably between different geographical regions. Whereas in North America infections due to this fungus are exceptionally common, on the European continent they appear relatively seldom. Although T. tonsurans is primarily associated with tinea capitis, it can also be the c...

The present study was undertaken to find the predominant etiological agent of dermatophytoses among the patients attending the out patient clinic of Mycology Section, Department of Dermatology, Madras Medical College and Hospital, Chennai. Specimens were collected from suspected patients with dermatophytoses and examined for the presence of fungal elements, cultured, isolated and identified. Am...

We report a case of tinea corporis on amputated leg stump caused by Trichophyton rubrum. The patient, a 54-year-old male, experienced a serious traffic accident, resulted his right leg amputated 3 years ago. Since then prosthesis was fitted and protective equipment of silicone stocking was worn for the stump. He consulted with circular, patchy and scaly erythemas with itching on his right below...

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy of Terbinafine andFluconazole in terms of mycological cure in the treatment of Tinea corporis and Tineacruris. Method: In this clinical trial, 30 patients with T. corporis and T .cruris wereselected. Patients were divided into two groups by random selection. The first group wastreated with Fluconazole 150 mg weekly for four weeks ...

Lice are obligatory parasites surviving on blood meals obtained from the host, with their mouthparts modified to enable piercing and sucking. The infestation with body lice, also known as pediculosis corporis, is a common worldwide problem that affects people of all races. Body lice are preferentially seen in cold climates, under conditions of poor sanitation and crowding. Pediculosis corporis ...

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy of Terbinafine and Fluconazole in terms of mycological cure in the treatment of Tinea corporis and Tinea cruris. Method: In this clinical trial, 30 patients with T. corporis and T .cruris were selected. Patients were divided into two groups by random selection. The first group was treated with Fluconazole 150 mg weekly for four we...