As the number of drug-resistant and other troublesome tinea infections grows, perhaps the only certainty is that these are not the tinea subtypes that most providers studied in medical school. As ...

Cutaneous fungal infections that generally require systemic antifungal therapy include tinea capitis and onychomycosis. Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by Trichophyton tonsurans,is among the ...

An atopic dermatitis (AD) diagnosis was associated with increased odds of subsequent dermatophyte infection, according to a study that appears in JAAD. Data from 1,062,994 patients with AD (mean ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The fungal skin infection is caused by T. mentagrophytes type VII, a dermatophyte. The infection is found mostly ...

Dermatologists have found that topically applied nitric oxide-releasing nanoparticles are a viable treatment for deep fungal infections of the skin caused by dermatophytes. George Washington ...

These pathogens have developed numerous mechanisms that allow them to adhere to the skin. Once there, the pathogens produce keratinases that break down keratin and allow for invasion of the fungi into ...

Dermatophytosis, or tinea, is a fungal infection involving superficial portions of the skin, hair and nails. The infection is usually caused by one of three genera: Epidermophyton, Microsporum or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 6-year-old girl presents with a rash on the back of her left leg for the past month. The rash is very itchy.

Superficial fungal infections, collectively termed dermatophytoses, afflict the skin, nails and hair of millions worldwide. They are principally caused by dermatophytes – filamentous fungi specialised ...