Tinea corporis is a superficial fungal skin infection of the body caused by dermatophytes. present worldwide. It defined explicitly location lesions that may involve trunk, neck, arms, and legs. Alternative names exist for dermatophyte infections affect other areas body. These include scalp (tinea capitis), face faciei), hands manuum), groin cruris), feet pedis). A case 22 years old male suffer...

BACKGROUND Dermatophyte infections are a common cause of superficial fungal infection in different geographical locations of the world. Usually, it involves superficial invasion of keratinized tissue, eg, skin, nails, and hair, but in immunosuppressed individuals, it may cause atypical, extensive and deep lesions, which may pose serious diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. AIM To find out t...

Fungal diseases affect a large proportion of the population, ranging in severity from mild superficial infections to life-threatening invasive diseases. Estimates of disease burden are needed to inform public health policies. We estimated the incidence of fungal diseases in Israel based on published surveillance data and risk-based calculations using previously established models. Deaths associ...

Background: Candida species is a normal commensal flora of human body inhabiting the skin, mucous membrane and gastro intestinal tract but may be associated with superficial deep-seated fungal infections. The switch from to potent pathogen, facilitated by various extracellular hydrolytic enzymes. aim this study was estimate phospholipase, proteinase, haemolysin esterase activity determine antif...

Superficial fungal infections are caused by many fungi, which can invade various aspects of the human body effect skin, hair, and nails, widely observed in world. Causative agents Candida species, dermatophytes, Malassezia species. This study aims to knowledge gender difference about superficial among immune compromised patients Dhi Qar Governorate. A non-probability (convenience sample) 500 sa...

Awareness of Candida albicans as a major human health threat has risen during recent years. Although infections by C. albicans can be relatively mild and superficial, systemic mycoses often occur in immunocompromised patients, or even as a consequence of long-term therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics or of chemotherapy (reviewed by Odds, 1988). Effective antifungal agents which are free of s...

In the years 1977-1996 103 cases of mycosis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans with lesions in a variety of locations were treated. T. tonsurans was most often cultured from the feet (61.2%), and toe nails (22.3%), although smaller quantities were also obtained from other locations. In 1990, an endemic focus of superficial ringworm of the hairless skin caused by T. tonsurans was observed in 23 vi...

There is a distinct lack of knowledge on the prevalence of skin disorders in Tuvalu. The aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence of cutaneous diseases and to evaluate access dermatological care in Tuvalu. Cutaneous disorders in the people of Tuvalu between 2009 and 2012 were examined. The most common skin conditions were eczema/dermatitis, superficial fungal infections, impetigo, ...