Superficial skin mycoses and care of skin affected by fungus

Superficial Fungal Skin Diseases

Superficial skin ulcers.

OBJECTIVE To determine the underlying cause of superficial skin ulcers over a 15-year period. METHODS A retrospective histopathological analysis of 670 cases of superficial skin ulcers diagnosed in the Department of Pathology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria from January 1991 to December 2005. RESULTS A total of 670 superficial skin ulcers were analyzed. The male t...

Superficial angiomyxoma of the skin

Superficial angiomyxomas (SA) of the skin are rare benign cutaneous tumors of soft tissue composed of prominent myxoid matrix and numerous blood vessels. SA are more common in males [1] and they are usually located on the trunk but can also appear on the lower limbs, head, neck and genitalia [2,3]. Treatment is surgical, the total excision is curative, but local recurrence is possible [4]. Here...

70 - Superficial Bacterial Skin Infections and Cellulitis

Providing a permeability barrier, which prevents both the loss of water and electrolytes and the invasion of pathogens, the skin has a primary protective function. Intact skin is resistant to colonization and invasion of bacteria via a number of mechanisms. The outermost layer of the epidermis, the stratum corneum, constitutes the principal barrier against infection. The stratum corneum consist...

Superficial gangrene of the skin in chickenpox.

Gangrene of the skin is a very rare complication of chickenpox. Barenberg and Lewis (1927) saw one example in over 2,000 children and Wishik and Bullowa (1935) saw four examples in 2,534 children with chickenpox. The condition was probably first described by Stokes (1807), but was first discussed in some detail by Jonathan Hutchinson in 1882. The latter's paper is notable for the beautiful repr...