A method of treatment of tinea capitis is presented in a case of a 10-year-old boy who was referred to the pediatric surgical unit for the treatment of a skin lesion on the scalp, which had persisted for more than two months. The initial dermatologic examination led to the clinical diagnosis of inflammation of the scalp, while mycological analysis revealed an uncommon dermatophyte agent, Micros...

In recent times increasing occurrence of dermatophytosis, especially among the school children in eastern India was evidenced along with increased tendency of keeping companion animals such as dogs and cats. This study was undertaken to detect the occurrence of dermatophytes with antifungal susceptibility among the companion animals. A total of 1501 healthy companion animals comprising 1209 dog...

The keratinolytic potential of the kearatinolytic fungi was determined by the release of protein by utilizing feather keratin. The total protein yield was found to be 430 ug mL -1 from Chrysosporium indicum, 410 ug mL -1 protein from Microsporum canis, 390 ug mL -1 protein from Crysosporium keratinophillum, 370 ug mL -1 protein from Microsporum gypseum, 360 ug mL -1 protein from Trichophyton ru...

Methanolic leaf extracts of Eucalyptus camaldulensis were investigated for in vitro antifungal activities against Microsporum canis, Microsporum gypseum, Tricophyton rubrum, Tricophyton schoenleinii, Tricophyton mentagrophytes and Epedermophyton floccosum. The studies were carried out using broth dilution method, agar dilution method and inhibitory zone estimation. The effects of the plant extr...

Background:  Dermatophytes are common causes of cutaneous infections in humans and animals, which mostly reproduce by an asexual process. Such types of reproduction in many filamentous fungi are usually regulated by brlA, abaA, and wetA genes. The presence of these genes in dermatophytes was investigated.  Materials & Methods:   Conidiation genes represented by brlA, abaA, and wetA were dete...