Both dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte fungi can colonise and invade the keratin of skin, nail and hair. The fungal morphological forms that adhere to these keratinaceous substrates are most probably arthroconidia and hyphal fragments in association with exfoliated corneocytes. Towards a greater understanding of the ability of fungi to utilise keratin we have developed a series of experimetal m...

background: superficial and cutaneous fungal infections can be transmitted through using covered swimming pools. this study was conducted in order to assess the dermatophyte fungi, ph and residual chlorine levels in covered pools of yazd, iran in 2009. methods: in the current descriptive cross-sectional study, carpet sampling was used to collect 100 samples from different areas of 4 randomly se...

throughout the world, there has been an increasing incidence of fungal infections, and because of drug resistance and toxicity associated with long-term treatment with antifungal drugs search for new drugs to treat fungal infections is ongoing. the aim of this study was to evaluate the physicochemical properties and stability of creams containing different concentrations of zataria multiflora e...

Standardization of a fragmented dermatophyte mycelial inoculum free of conidia for use in a broth microculture antimycotic susceptibility testing system is described. Ten clinical dermatophyte isolates were grown in submerged broth cultures at 35 degrees C. The mycelia were harvested before conidia appeared and were fragmented to 10 to 50-micron segments with a Broeck ground-glass tissue grinde...

OBJECTIVE To determine the role and pattern of non-dermatophyte moulds as causative agents of onychomycosis. STUDY DESIGN Case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Rawalpindi, from November 2009 to July 2010. METHODOLOGY Nail clippings and nail scrapings were obtained from abnormal looking nails with treatment and dete...

Currently, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitors are widely used for many autoimmune disorders. However, they cause an immunocompromised status that sometimes leads to many cutaneous side effects including atypical infections. Herein, we report the first case of adalimumab-related Majocchi's granuloma.A 43-year-old Taiwanese male patient with chronic plaque-type psoriasis developed...

BACKGROUND Onychomycosis is a rare disorder in children. Few studies exist on the incidence or prevalence of onychomycosis in children. OBJECTIVE To examine the epidemiology of childhood onychomycosis in Iceland during the period 1982-2000. METHODS Results from all mycological samples taken from children in Iceland from 1982 to 2000 were examined. Information about the requesting physician,...