AIM The objective of this study was to isolate, identify, and explore the in-vitro antifungal susceptibility pattern of dermatophytes isolated from clinically suspected cases of dermatophytosis (tinea infections) attending the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic. METHODS This study was conducted at Sohag University Hospital from December 2014 to December 2015. Clinical samples (e.g., skin scrapings...

Tinea incognita is a dermatophyte infection of the skin whose clinical presentation has been modified by the misuse of steroids or, as has been described recently, calcineurin inhibitors. We report a case of pustular psoriasis treated with an antipsoriatic cream, composed of topical steroids and a vitamin D3 derivative, which gave rise to a tinea incognita. Our case underlines that clinical fea...

The wild McEliece cryptosystem uses wild Goppa codes over finite fields to achieve smaller public key sizes compared to the original McEliece cryptosystem at the same level of security against all attacks known. However, the cryptosystem drops one of the confidence-inspiring shields built into the original McEliece cryptosystem, namely a large pool of Goppa polynomials to choose from. This pape...

The increasing popularity and importance of electronic com mercemakes very apparent the issue of privacyand anonymity for electronic consumers Technologies are already in exis tence that o er some degree of electronic privacy e g elec tronic digital cash However the mere fact that electronic commerce is conducted over existing network infrastructure such as the global Internet runs counter to t...

Sir, Dermatophytes are a group of closely-related fungi that are able to invade keratinized tissue (skin, hair and nails) of humans and animals to produce an infection, dermatophytosis, commonly referred to as ringworm or tinea. Important factors leading to the different clinical forms are the infecting fungus, the site infected, the keratinization at that site, and the immune status of the hos...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Tinea nigra is a relatively uncommon dematiaceous fungal infection of the palms and soles, which clinically may mimic a melanocytic lesion. We sought to ascertain how frequently misdiagnosis of this infection occurred and whether the use of dermoscopy helped in its diagnosis. METHODS Fifty consecutive cases of tinea nigra diagnosed at a dermatopathology laboratory were e...

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of tinea pedis and onychomycosis in children of elementary school age and to examine the socio-demographic attributes that may be effective in correlation of both mycoses. 3,390 female and 3,768 male children between ages 6-14 have been examined in seven schools. Skin scrapings and nail samples were taken from 13 students who were suspect...

Tinea pedis is a chronic fungal infection of the feet, very often observed in patients who are immuno-suppressed or have diabetes mellitus. The practicing allergist may be called upon to treat this disease for various reasons. Sometimes tinea infection may be mistaken for atopic dermatitis or allergic eczema. In other patients, tinea pedis may complicate allergy and asthma and may contribute to...

Tinea incognita is a dermatophyte infection of the skin whose clinical presentation has been modified by the misuse of steroids or, as has been described recently, calcineurin inhibitors. We report a case of pustular psoriasis treated with an antipsoriatic cream, composed of topical steroids and a vitamin D3 derivative, which gave rise to a tinea incognita. Our case underlines that clinical fea...