Infections by actinomycetes or by true fungi may cause diagnostic difficulties in countries where they are not familiar. Illustrative cases from a series of 353 instances are given together with rare indigenous examples of the same infections. Early, accurate diagnosis is essential for rational and effective treatment.

BACKGROUND Because of the widespread prevalence of the various cutaneous mycoses in a tropical country like India, it is important to know their patterns of etiology and clinical presentations. AIM The present study was conducted in order to identify the clinical pattern of various cutaneous mycoses and the common etiological agents affecting the study populations admitted in SMS Hospital, Ja...

The total mortality of the leaf-miner horse-chestnut pest, Cameraria ohridella, collected in nature, and associated with mycoses were assessed under laboratory conditions stages: for eggs rates 9.78% 61.97% found, respectively; caterpillars, 45.25% 5.59%, pupae 21.22% 100%, respectively. At egg stage, Cladosporus cladosporioides caused mycosis most often (27% all mycoses); at caterpillar stage ...

Luliconazole is a novel topical antifungal imidazole with broad-spectrum and potent antifungal activity used in treatment of superficial mycoses. Superficial mycoses are not fatal, but they constitute a serious problem for patients’quality of life in view of the considerable discomfort and/or cosmetic deformity they cause. These diseases are found worldwide and affect 20 to 25% of the world’s p...