A Clinico - Mycological Profile of Dermatophytosis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bihar
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Skin infections are common disease in developing countries, Skin infections due to Dermatophytes has become a significant health problem affecting children, adolescents and adults therefore Dermatophytosis are of particular concern in the tropics. A fungal infection is usually resulting of the presence of some types of keratinophilic fungi on the skin. These fungi grow frequently on those areas of the skin that are warm, dark and moist. Dermatophytes are parasitic fungi that infect International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 2(2016) pp. 181-189 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com
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