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Exfoliative dermatitis due to dermatophytosis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Exfoliative dermatitis (ED) or erythroderma is defined as diffuse erythema and scaling of the skin involving more than 90% of the total body skin surface, which can be caused by variety of systemic and cutaneous diseases, such as infection, including ...
Risa Miliawati Nurul Hidayah, Andini Dwikenia Anjani, Lies Marlysa Ramali, Oki Suwarsa, Hendra Gunawan   +4 more
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Phylogeny, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Point Mutations of SQLE Gene in Major Pathogenic Dermatophytes Isolated From Clinical Dermatophytosis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Drug resistance is one of the major challenges to skin fungal infections, especially in tropical and subtropical infections caused by dermatophytes. This study aimed to determine the antifungal susceptibility of clinically dermatophytes and evaluate ...
N. Pashootan, M. Shams-Ghahfarokhi, Arash Chaichi Nusrati, Z. Salehi, M. Asmar, M. Razzaghi-Abyaneh   +5 more
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Subcutaneous abscesses caused by Trichophyton rubrum in the unilateral groin of an immunocompromised patient: A case report

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018
A 60-year-old Japanese man presented with multiple subcutaneous nodules in his left groin. Histologically, the nodules consisted of suppurative granulomas and abscesses not involving the hair follicles.
Utako Okata-Karigane, Yasuki Hata, Emiko Watanabe-Okada, Shunichi Miyakawa, Michi Ota, Yutaka Uzawa, Shigekazu Iguchi, Atsushi Yoshida, Ken Kikuchi   +8 more
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Transmission of Onychomycosis and Dermatophytosis between Household Members: A Scoping Review

Journal of Fungi, 2022
Onychomycosis is a common fungal infection of the nail, caused by dermatophytes, non-dermatophytes, and yeasts. Predisposing factors include older age, trauma, diabetes, immunosuppression, and previous history of nail psoriasis or tinea pedis.
Aria Jazdarehee, L. Malekafzali, Jason Lee, Richard V. Lewis, I. Mukovozov   +4 more
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The unprecedented epidemic-like scenario of dermatophytosis in India: III. Antifungal resistance and treatment options.

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2021
One of the canonical features of the current outbreak of dermatophytosis in India is its unresponsiveness to treatment in majority of cases. Though there appears to be discordance between in vivo and in vitro resistance, demonstration of in vitro ...
S. Verma, Saumya Panda, P. Nenoff, A. Singal, S. Rudramurthy, S. Uhrlass, Anupam Das, Kavita Bisherwal, Dipika Shaw, R. Vasani   +9 more
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Age and Genderwise Seasonal Distribution of Dermatophytosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Puducherry, India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Superficial infections of skin, hair and nail are caused by dermatophytes due to its high affinity towards keratinized layers. Dermatophytosis is a progressing infection with an outer ring of active lesion and central healing.
S Balamuruganvelu, Sreenivasalu V Reddy, Geethavani Babu   +2 more
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Pathogenesis, Immunology and Management of Dermatophytosis

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Dermatophytic infections of the skin and appendages are a common occurrence. The pathogenesis involves complex interplay of agent (dermatophytes), host (inherent host defense and host immune response) and the environment.
Shishira R Jartarkar, Anant D Patil, Yaser Goldust, C. Cockerell, R. Schwartz, S. Grabbe, M. Goldust   +6 more
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Advances in the study of dermatophytes and allergic diseases [PDF]

Xin yixue
Dermatophytosis is distributed worldwide， with a global prevalence of 20%-25%， while allergic diseases have a high prevalence of 10%-45% in the global population.
LIU Wentao, ZHOU Xin, FENG Peiying
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Chronic dermatophytosis: Clinico-mycological determinants and antifungal susceptibility pattern

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2021
Background: Recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in chronic unresponsive dermatophytosis. A study was conducted to quantify the proportion of patients with chronic dermatophytosis and to determine the clinico-mycological predictors of ...
S Sooriya, Sabeena Jayapalan, G Mini, S Manjusree, Lakshmy Nandakumar   +4 more
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Epidemiology of dermatophytoses in 31 municipalities of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina: A 6-year study [PDF]

, 2018
Background No reliable data are available in the province of Buenos Aires regarding the frequency of dermatophytoses and other fungal diseases. The distribution of the clinical forms and the species involved are also unknown.
Canteros, Cristina E., Davel, Graciela, Dias, Nicolina M., Lima, Nelson, Mazza, Mariana, Refojo, Nicolás, Silva, Cosme M. F. P. da   +6 more
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