This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of ethanolic, ethyl acetate and hexane extracts of Indian medicinal plants Azadirachta indica and Acalypha indica leaves against dermatophytes (60 isolates of Trichophyton rubrum, 22 isolates of Trichophyton mentagrophytes, 9 isolates of Microsporum gypseum and 9 isolates of Trichophyton tonsurans). Of the three extracts used the ethanolic and eth...

Dermatophytosis are superficial mycoses caused by fungi that can invade stratum corneum and keratinized tissues. In order to study the frequency of dermatophytes species and the clinical manifestations caused by these fungi, in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, the authors analyzed cultures isolated at the Mycology Laboratory from a selected population (15,300 out-patients of the Hospital das Clínicas, De...

Sir, Majocchi’s granuloma is a cutaneous dermatophyte infection of dermal and subcutaneous tissue mostly localized at trauma-prone areas in healthy individuals (1, 2). Various species of dermatophytes can cause Majocchi’s granuloma, both in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts (3 – 7). We describe an immunocompetent patient developing Majocchi’s granuloma caused by Trichophyton tonsurans...

BACKGROUND Infection with the anthropophilic fungus Trichophyton tonsurans has spread among members of combat sports clubs and has become a serious public health problem in Japan and other countries. Infection usually provokes only a weak inflammatory response, and treatment compliance tends to be poor. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hairbrush method and the treatment protocol described in the gui...