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 ...

BACKGROUND Since limited data on superficial fungal infections in teenagers exist in our setting, this study provides the first description of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of these infections among teenagers in Lima and Callao, Peru. METHODOLOGY The study involved 1,387 adolescents in five public schools from June to November 2006. Participants were examined for superficia...

Sir, Dermatophytes are a group of closely-related fungi that are able to invade keratinized tissue (skin, hair and nails) of humans and animals to produce an infection, dermatophytosis, commonly referred to as ringworm or tinea. Important factors leading to the different clinical forms are the infecting fungus, the site infected, the keratinization at that site, and the immune status of the hos...

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...

BACKGROUND In recent years, skin diseases in wrestling have finally received the attention they deserve. Outbreaks of tinea corporis are often associated with sports involving extensive bodily contact; such sports include wrestling. Tinea corporis gladiatorum is primarily caused by Trichophyton tonsurans, infecting wrestlers at alarming rates. The management of skin infections in wrestlers and ...

The aim of our investigation was to compare the distribution of dermatomycosis species in Eastern Croatia between two different periods: first period from 1997-2001 year, and second period from 1986-88 year. The outpatients from Department of Dermatovenerology University Hospital "Osijek" with confirmed diagnosis infection. Tinea, were selected on the basis o age, gender, localization and derma...

A survey of the incidence of clinically diagnosed cases of superficial mycosis was carried out using individual report cards in four Family Health units in Patos-PB, in 2007. We had a sample of 197 positive records with Pityriasis and Tinea as the most incident mycoses. There was a higher prevalence among female patients who were between 11 - 20 years of age. A high number of non-identified inf...

Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) is the most common superfi cial fungal infection of the foot. Studies conducted worldwide and in Turkey have shown that superfi cial fungal infections are among the most common skin diseases (1-4). Some of the fungi in nature are known to be pathogenic in humans and animals. These microorganisms do not exist in the deep tissues of the human body but tend to be local...

Tinea incognito is a dermatophyte infection modified by inappropriate and often prolonged use of topical steroids. We present a case of tinea incognito in a 72-year-old woman, referred by her family physician who had unsuccessfully treated the lesions for 3 weeks with topical steroid cream. Physical examination revealed multiple nummular scaly papules and plaques which spread over her arms and ...