Correspondence: Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta, Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Venereology, Leprology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Background: Cutaneous fungal infections are one of the most common diseases in clinical practice. Superficial mycoses refers to fungal infection of skin and its appendages and includ...

Otomycosis is a subacute or acute superficial mycotic infection of the outer ear canal that is caused by opportunistic fungi. The infection is usually unilateral and characterized by inflammation, pruritus, scaling and severe discomfort such as suppuration and pain. In this study 15 patients (11 female and 4 male) with symptomatic otomycosis were confirmed by direct microscopy and cultures. The...

Background and Objectives: Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of nails. The clinical diagnosis of onychomycosis needs to be confirmed by direct microscopy and culture for identification of specific pathogen and proper selection of antifungal treatment. Our aim is to study the morphological pattern of onychomycosis and to analyze the mycological and cultural positivity of onychomycosis ...

The taxonomic concepts which originated with or were accepted by Elias Magnus Fries were presented during his lifetime in the printed word, illustrative depiction, and in collections of dried specimens. This body of work was welcomed by the mycological and botanical communities of his time: students and associates aided Fries and after his passing carried forward his taxonomic ideas. His legacy...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Corneal blindness is a major health problem worldwide and infectious keratitis is one of the predominant causes. The incidence of fungal keratitis has increased over the last few years. Though a few studies have been carried out on mycotic keratitis from north and other parts of India, there are none from Delhi. Keeping this in mind, this study was conducted to evaluate t...

The biodegradation of synthetic dyes by fungi is emerging as an effective and promising approach. In the present study, freshwater fungal strains isolated from submerged woods were screened for the decolorization of 7 synthetic dyes. Subsequently, 13 isolates with high decolorization capability were assessed in a liquid system; they belonged to 9 different fungal species. Several strains exhibi...

THIS is the second annual report of the Mycological Diagnostic Service and covers the work done during 1960. After September, 1960, the laboratory was incorporated into the Queen's University Department of Microbiology without any change in the scope or function of the diagnostic service. The laboratory continued to offer to general practitioners, hospital laboratories, and clinics a routine se...