OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to build and provide a basic database of skin fungal infections for the effective management of skin fungal infections in the future. METHODS We collected health insurance data between the years 2006 and 2010 from the Health Insurance Corporation (Seoul, Korea) and analyzed the data to determine the prevalence and treatment management of skin fungal in...

Dermatophytosis is most frequently found in ruminants, in which non-pruritic periocular lesions are most typical, though generalised skin disease may develop. Accordingly, the infection causes major economic losses. The aim of this study was to measure the inflammatory status of Anatolian buffaloes with dermatophytosis by determining the serum concentrations of serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobi...

Introduction: Fungi are ubiquitous in nature. Dermatophytosis is the infection of keratinized structures caused by members of the fungi of the genera Trichophyton, Epidermophyton and Microsporum. Because of varied clinical presentation of dermatophytosis, and also mimics various other dermatological condition, there is a need for appropriate diagnosis and management of the condition. Materials ...

Introduction: Dermatophytosis is colonization by a dermatophytic fungus o f the keratinized tissues like hair, nails and stratum corneum of the skin. Dermatophytos is producing a dermal infl ammatory response with intense itching and also of cosmetic importance. So the present study was concerned with isolation, identifi cation and clinicomycologial study of dermatophytes. Materials and Methods...

background and purpose: it is important to follow annually the probable changes in distribution pattern of dermatophytosis and its etiological agents in different communities. in this study, we determined the prevalence of dermatophytosis and its causative agents in damascus, syria, between 2008 and 2016. materials and methods: a total of 4080 outpatients who visited the dermatological clinics ...

Exfoliative dermatitis (ED) or erythroderma is defined as diffuse erythema and scaling of the skin involving more than 90% total body surface, which can be caused by variety systemic cutaneous diseases, such infection, including dermatophytosis. Dermatophytosis a superficial fungal infection keratinized tissue dermatophytes. There are only few case reports ED due to dermatophytosis in literatur...

Dermatophytosis is caused by a dermatophyte fungus that affects the stratum corneum and keratinized tissue. Dermatophyte fungus has been reported worldwide as the causative agent of dermatophytosis, but the etio-epidemiological aspects of these mycoses in the state of Pará remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe the etio-epidemiological profile of dermatophytosis diagnosed in ...

The purpose of this study was to comparatively assess the antidermatophyte and antioxidant activities of enilconazole, Nigella sativa (NS) and enilconazole with NS in the treatment of dermatophytosis in cattle. A total of 24 cattle with clinically established diagnosis of dermatophytosis were used in the study. Trichophyton verrucosum was isolated and identified from all of the specimens stemmi...

Background: In spite of prevention and control programs, dermatophyte infections have a high prevalence worldwide. Objective: To do a descriptive study of dermatophytosis in Guilan. Patients and Methods: 217 patients whom were visited in Razi Hospital in Rasht in 1381 were screened for dermatophytosis and if had suspicious lesions, direct smear with KOH and culture were done. Results: 93 patien...