Resistant Dermatophytosis, the Causative Species, and Treatment

Background: Dermatophytosis was a fungal infection caused by molds (dermatophytes). Dermatophytes are group of closely related filamentous fungi able to damage and utilize keratin found in the skin, hair, nails. Objective: To isolate species which cause resistant dermatophytosis, clinical types tinea, as well assess response different antifungal therapies.
 Patients Methods: Ninety-two patients with tinea infections (ringworm) were seen private clinic Baquba city for period from May 2021 December 2021, they (42) females (50) males, their ages ranged (7-70) years mean age (27.57±8) years. All diagnosed clinically ringworm supported isolation samples either direct examination or cultures on Sabouraud media, treated combination therapy systemic topical terbinafine azole (itraconazole capsules) (1-3) months.
 Results: complained widespread concomitant tinea. The most common causative dermatophytes Epidermopyton floccosum (44%) Trichophyton rubrum (22%), less commonly Microsporum audouinii (9.8%), others Table (1). type pedis (29.3%) then cruris (26.1%), corporis (22.8%), ungum (20.7%) (2).
 cured (terbinafine itraconazole) (terbinafine). Five (5.4%) showed relapses disease after discontinuation retreated same method.
 Conclusion: Epidermophyton Terbinafine itraconazole good therapeutic options treatment