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Medical Mycology, 2000 Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. Dermatophytes are classified into three genera; tinea capitis is caused predominantly by Trichophyton or Microsporum species. On the basis of host preference and natural habitat, dermatophytes are also classified as anthropophilic, geophilic and zoophilic. The etiological agents
A K, Gupta, R C, Summerbell
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Classification of Skin Disease Using Transfer Learning in Convolutional Neural Networks [PDF]
International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced
Engineering (2023) 1-7, 2023 Automatic classification of skin disease plays an important role in healthcare especially in dermatology. Dermatologists can determine different skin diseases with the help of an android device and with the use of Artificial Intelligence. Deep learning requires a lot of time to train due to the number of sequential layers and input data involved ...
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Analysis of superficial mycosis and pathogenic fungi in 4 018 cases
Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2022 Objective To investigate the composition and distribution of superficial mycoses and pathogenic fungi in Guangzhou and surrounding areas. Methods From January 2013 to December 2020 at the Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, 4 018 cases of ...
Zhenmou XIE +7 more
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A prospective study of tinea capitis in children: making the diagnosis easier with a dermoscope
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Introduction Tinea capitis is a scalp infection caused by different fungi. Etiological diagnosis is based on suggestive clinical findings and confirmation depends on the fungus growth in culture.
Niema Aqil +5 more
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Dermatology Online Journal, 2016 Tinea capitis is caused by dermatophyte fungi that utilize keratin as a nutrient source. Scalp erythema, scaling, andcrusting are typical signs of this disease. Although most commonly seen in prepubescent children, tinea capitis can occur in adults.Endothrix tinea capitis owing to Trichophyton tonsurans commonly produces generalized scaling and ...
Auchus, Isabella C +4 more
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Tinea Capitis by Microsporum canis in an Elderly Female with Extensive Dermatophyte Infection
Mycopathologia, 2021 Tinea capitis is a type of dermatophyte infection primarily affecting children. We report a case of an elderly woman with well-controlled diabetes mellitus presenting with a six-month history of erythema with yellow crusts on her scalp and extensive ...
Zhihui Yang +4 more
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Dermoscopy as a useful supportive tool for the diagnosis of pityriasis amiantacea-like tinea capitis [PDF]
, 2016 Clinical distinction between pityriasis amiantacea-like tinea capitis and pityriasis amiantacea due to noninfectious inflammatory diseases is a troublesome task, with a significant likelihood of diagnostic errors/delays and prescription of inappropriate ...
Errichetti, Enzo, Stinco, Giuseppe
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Dermoscopy for cutaneous fungal infections: A brief review
Health Science Reports, 2022 Background Fungal dermatological diseases are significant public health issues. Dermoscopy is a useful bedside assessment tool that helps clinicians diagnose various skin neoplasms and general dermatological diseases. Aim This brief review aims to update
Sophie Soyeon Lim +2 more
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Dermatophytes’ identification by Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. (MALDI-TOF MS) - the experience of a clinical laboratory [PDF]
, 2019 Objectives: Dermatophytes are a challenging group of fungi that infect the keratinized tissues. The taxonomy of these fungi has changed recently with the reclassification of some species and description of new ones. However, many clinical laboratories
Sabino, R. +3 more
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Clinical study of Tinea capitis in Northern Karnataka: A three-year experience at a single institute
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2013 Background: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the hair follicle of scalp. Most of the dermatophytosis do not have such age propensity as tinea capitis which almost invariably involves the paediatric age group.
Varadraj V Pai +4 more
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