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Resistant Dermatophytosis, the Causative Species, and Treatment
Background: Dermatophytosis was a fungal infection caused by molds (dermatophytes). Dermatophytes are a group of closely related filamentous fungi able to damage and utilize keratin found in the skin, hair, and nails.
Shahad Khudhair Khalaf, +3 more
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ABSTRACT Aim Internationally adopted and migrant children have similar profiles as they may have experienced many adversities before arrival in their new country. We sought to compare both groups at arrival, focusing on nutritional status, infections and vaccination status.
Céline Lafay+5 more
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Epidemic of difficult-to-treat tinea in India: Current scenario, culprits, and curbing strategies
Dermatophytes cause superficial skin infections of skin, nail, and hair known as dermatophytosis. It is commonly called as “ring worm” infection. There has been an emergence of an epidemic of recurrent and chronic dermatophytosis in India.
Manjunath M Shenoy, Jyothi Jayaraman
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Epidemiology of tinea capitis [PDF]
This paper addresses the changing epidemiology of tinea capitis in the USA and in Europe that has occurred over the last several decades. Several dermatophytes are involved in the etiology, and the primary etiological agents of tinea capitis are limited to the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton.
R. Galimberti+3 more
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Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline
ABSTRACT Biological diversity in mountain ecosystems has been increasingly studied over the last decade. This is also the case for mountain soils, but no study to date has provided an overall synthesis of the current state of knowledge. Here we fill this gap with a first global analysis of published research on cryptogams, microorganisms, and fauna in ...
Nadine Praeg+36 more
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Newer topical treatments in skin and nail dermatophyte infections
Dermatophytes are amongst the most common causative agents of fungal infections worldwide and widespread in the developing countries. Various studies have found the significantly rising trend of this infection in India especially in last 4-5 years.
Kanika Sahni, Sanjay Singh, Sunil Dogra
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with dermatophytoses in two HIV-1 positive patients in rural Tanzania: a case report [PDF]
Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with dermatophytoses (tinea-IRIS) may cause considerable morbidity. Yet, it has been scarcely reported and is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of HIV associated cutaneous lesions in ...
Hatz, Christoph+5 more
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Work‐related hand eczema is a prevalent skin condition that imposes significant emotional burden on patients, including worries about daily life, sadness, lack of control, feelings of constraint and disturbance by itch. This highlights the urgent need for psychological support.
Marc Rocholl+5 more
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Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp and hair caused by dermatophyte molds, that most often affects children and may also affect adults. Previous estimates suggest that between 3% and 11% of all tinea capitis cases worldwide occur in adults ...
Rachel C. Hill+2 more
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Clinico-microbiological study of dermatophytosis in a tertiary-care hospital in North Karnataka
Context: The dermatophytoses constitute a group of superficial fungal infections of keratinized tissues, namely, the epidermis, hair, and nails. The distribution and frequency of dermatophytosis and their etiologic agents vary according to the geographic
Tonita M Noronha+2 more
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