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Multiple diagnostic modalities are appropriate for detecting Nannizziopsis guarroi in experimentally infected bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps)

Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science
IntroductionNannizziopsis guarroi causes mycotic dermatitis, colloquially known as “yellow fungus disease”, in lizards. Several fungal diagnostic assays may detect this microbe in clinical cases, but the clinical performance of these assays has yet to be
Amanda D. Wong, Amanda D. Wong, Laura Adamovicz, Laura Adamovicz, Jacob P. Dalen, Alexander M. Bender, Michael F. Rosser, Denise M. Imai, Karen A. Terio, Jennifer M. Reinhart, Matthew C. Allender, Matthew C. Allender, Matthew C. Allender, Krista A. Keller, Krista A. Keller, Krista A. Keller   +15 more
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Emergence of Trichophyton tonsurans—A Retrospective Multicentre Study of the Dermatophyte Spectrum in Germany

Mycoses, Volume 68, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT Background In mid‐2024, German media reported increasing fungal infections by Trichophyton tonsurans linked to visits to barbershops. However, epidemiological data confirming a rise in tinea capitis and tinea corporis due to Trichophyton tonsurans are lacking. Objectives This study assesses dermatophyte species and clinical types of infections
Julia Felicitas Pilz, Martin Schaller, Martin Köberle, Alexandra Lorz, Avend Bamarni, Sebastian Sitaru, Franziska Schauer, Hans Peter Seidl, Tilo Biedermann, Alexander Zink, Kilian Eyerich, Anna Caroline Pilz   +11 more
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Retrospective Investigation of the Utility of Potassium Hydroxide Smear in the Diagnosis and Management of Cutaneous Fungal Infections by Dermatologists

Indian Journal of Dermatology
Background Superficial cutaneous fungal infections are common dermatologic conditions. A significant proportion do not present with typical clinical findings.
Xuan Qi Koh, Huirong Han, Liang Shen, Nisha S. Chandran   +3 more
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Store‐and‐Forward Tele‐Dermatology Pilot Study in Belgium: Patients and Physicians Satisfaction Study With Process Evaluation

International Journal of Clinical Practice, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background. The use of telemedicine in dermatology is becoming more popular in Belgium and other countries as a result of increasing waiting lists. The objective of this study was to analyze if tele‐dermatology is a valuable alternative for in‐person consultations with the dermatologist and to get insight into the content of the remote consultations ...
Annemie Heselmans, Bert Aertgeerts, Koen Roegies, Hilde Beele, Evelien Verhaeghe, An De Sutter, Nicolas Delvaux, Nikhat Kaura   +7 more
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Conventional Diagnostic Approaches to Dermatophytosis: Insights from a Three-Year Survey at a Public Dermatology Institute in Italy (2019–2021)

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Dermatophytosis is a widespread superficial fungal infection affecting skin, hair, and nails. Its diagnosis is often based on conventional methods such as microscopy and fungal culture.
Eugenia Giuliani, Maria Gabriella Donà, Amalia Giglio, Elva Abril, Francesca Sperati, Fulvia Pimpinelli, Alessandra Latini   +6 more
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Naftifine and therapy of fungal skin infections: 40 years of success

Vestnik Dermatologii i Venerologii, 2017
The article presents the results of international and Russian clinical studies to assess the efficacy and safety of topical antimycotic drugs for the treatment of skin mycoses. The authors demonstrate the advantages of Naftifine (compliance and efficacy)
YE. V. Matushevskaya, YE. V. Svirshchevskaya   +1 more
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Potential Sexual Transmission of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We describe a case of tinea genitalis in an immunocompetent woman in Pennsylvania, USA. Infection was caused by Trichophyton indotineae potentially acquired through sexual contact.
Stephanie Spivack, Jeremy A.W. Gold, Shawn R. Lockhart, Priyanka Anand, Laura A.S. Quilter, Dallas J. Smith, Briana Bowen, Jane M. Gould, Ahmed Eltokhy, Ahmed Gamal, Mauricio Retuerto, Thomas S. McCormick, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum   +12 more
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Agentes etiológicos de micosis superficiales aislados en un Hospital de Santa Fe: Argentina Etiological agents of dermatomycoses isolated in a hospital of Santa Fe City: Argentina

Revista Argentina de Microbiología, 2006
Las micosis superficiales están limitadas a piel, pelos, uñas y membranas mucosas. Los principales agentes etiológicos son los dermatofitos y las levaduras del género Candida.
M. E. Nardin, D. G. Pelegri, V. G. Manias, E. de los A. Méndez   +3 more
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Recognition of Antifungal-Resistant Dermatophytosis by Infectious Diseases Specialists, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Antifungal-resistant dermatophyte infections have recently emerged as a global public health concern. A survey of US infectious diseases specialists found that only 65% had heard of this issue and just 39% knew how to obtain testing to determine ...
Jeremy A.W. Gold, Kaitlin Benedict, Shawn R. Lockhart, Caitlyn Lutfy, Meghan Lyman, Dallas J. Smith, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan E. Beekmann   +7 more
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Cutaneous fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients

Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2022
Long-term exposure to immunosuppressive drugs is a significant risk factor for the development of both cancers and infections. Solid-organ transplant recipients benefit from dermatology follow-up, allowing early diagnosis and treatment of these ...
Ana Gusmão Palmeiro, João Borges-da-Costa   +1 more
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