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Chlamydoconidium-producing Trichophyton tonsurans: Atypical morphological features of strains causing tinea capitis in Ceará, Brazil

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2019
Objective: To report atypical morphological features of Trichophyton (T.) tonsurans strains associated with tinea capitis. Methods: Eighty-two T. tonsurans strains isolated in Ceará, Brazil, were analyzed regarding macro and micromorphological features ...
Raimunda Sâmia Nogueira Brilhante, Germana Costa Paixäo, Jonathas Sales de Oliveira, Vandbergue Santos Pereira, Marcos Fábio Gadelha Rocha, Reginaldo Gonçalves de Lima-Neto, Debora de Souza Collares Maia Castelo-Branco, Rossana de Aguiar Cordeiro, Jose Julio Costa Sidrim   +8 more
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Evaluation of the efficacy of novel topical antifungal agents against dermatophytes in North India: A prospective study [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology
Background and Purpose: Dermatophytosis, a fungal infection targeting keratinized tissue, is caused by dermatophytes, commonly affecting skin, hair, and nails.
Tanya Sachan, Prashant Gupta, Swastika Suvirya, Parul Verma, Raj Kalyan, Gopa Banerjee   +5 more
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A Multi-Target Approach toward the Development of Novel Candidates for Antidermatophytic Activity: Ultrastructural Evidence on α-Bisabolol-Treated Microsporum gypseum

Molecules, 2015
Multi-target strategies are directed toward targets that are unrelated (or distantly related) and can create opportunities to address different pathologies.
Carlo Romagnoli, Anna Baldisserotto, Gemma Malisardi, Chiara B. Vicentini, Donatella Mares, Elisa Andreotti, Silvia Vertuani, Stefano Manfredini   +7 more
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Antifungal Activity of Allium sativum (Garlic) and Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Extracts against Dermatophytes Isolated from Tinea Capitis in Children

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research
Tinea capitis, or dermatophytosis, is a prevalent infection in school-age children worldwide, leading to school absenteeism and educational setbacks. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and garlic (Allium sativum) have demonstrated antifungal properties.
Temilola C Otegwu, Ocholi J Adamu, Haruna Adamu, Patience M Danzaria, Aliyu Abdulwahab   +4 more
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Brote epidémico de tinea capitis por trichophyton tonsurans

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 1981
Se presenta un informe breve sobre un brote epidémico de Tinea Capitis ocurrido en un orfanato de Bogotá. En cuatro de los cinco casos se aisló como agente etiológico un dermatofito antropofílico: Trichophyton tonsurans.
Elizabeth Castañeda, Nelly Ordóñez
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Deep and disseminated dermatophytosis in immunocompromised populations—A systematic review

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
Dermatophyte infections of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue (i.e. deep dermatophytosis)—associated with secondary complications including pseudomycetoma and systemic dissemination—affect vulnerable populations with primary or acquired immunodeficiencies.
Aditya K. Gupta, Tong Wang, Susmita, Ditte Marie L. Saunte, Roderick Hay, Vincent Piguet   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A CRISPR–Cas12a and Quantum‐Dot Lateral‐Flow Assay for Rapid Species‐Level Detection of Trichophyton rubrum

Mycoses, Volume 69, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Accurate species‐level diagnosis of dermatophytes, particularly Trichophyton rubrum, is important for guiding targeted antifungal therapy and improving the management of recurrent or atypical superficial mycoses. However, routine microscopy has only moderate sensitivity and cannot resolve fungal species; fungal culture is time ...
Xiaoping Hu, Peng Xu, Mengyuan Shen, Xiaoyun Chai, Jingwen Tan, Xuepeng Sun, Lianjuan Yang, Qixia Wang, Fei Tan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pseudomicetoma dermatofítico: relato de um caso devido a Trichophyton tonsurans Dermatophytic pseudomycetoma: report of a case caused by Trichophyton tonsurans

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2001
É descrito um caso de pseudomicetoma dermatofítico, recidivante, em paciente com lesões no couro cabeludo. O exame histopatológico de uma das lesões mostrou, nos tecidos, os agregados micelianos ou pseudogrânulos, característicos da enfermidade.
Mário A.P. Moraes, Achilles Alves Levy Machado, Plínio Medeiros Filho, Carmélia Matos Santiago Reis   +3 more
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Querión de celso: una complicacion rara de la tiña capitis

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2022
Kerion Celsi is a rare complication of Tinea Capitis caused by an hyperreaction to a Type 4 Hypersensibility against the fungus. We are presenting a case from a peruvian 9 year old boy with a 20 days illness in which it is described a painful ...
Cvetkovic-Vega , A, Beatriz Mercedes Ingar-Carbone   +1 more
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A Case of Tinea Pseudoimbricata by Trichophyton tonsurans

Journal of Mycology and Infection, 2021
Tinea imbricata is a unique dermatophytosis caused by Trichophyton concentricum, observed endemically in subtropical to torrid zones. It is characterized by development of impressive concentric rings on the trunk or limbs. And few dermatophytosis cases mimicking this disease are reported as "tinea pseudoimbricata".
Jeongsoo Lee, Yongwoo Choi, Joonsoo Park
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