The root of Hibiscus syriacus (Malvaceae) has been used for treatment of fungal diseases such as tinea pedis (athlete's foot). In this study, we investigated the antifungal constituent of the root of Hibiscus syriacus Ggoma, which was produced by a mutation breeding using gamma ray irradiation, and compared the antifungal activity of H. syriacus Ggoma and its parent type. According to the resul...

Human mycoses represent infections with an increasing incidence and location due to the increasing number of favourable factors of occurrence such as prolonged and intensive antibiotic therapy, cytostatic therapy, corticosteroid therapy and suppressed immunity. Our study led to important conclusions regarding the incidence of different mycoses among different groups of age and between the two s...

A 53-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of a slowly expanding pruritic rash over the right hip. The patient underwent right total hip arthroplasty 10 months prior, complicated by a joint infection requiring 2 incision and drainage procedures and antibiotic bead placement. He was treated with 6 weeks of intravenous rocephin then was transitioned to oral amoxicillin. The area was bandag...

Currently approved options for the treatment of onychomycosis include systemic therapy (the antifungal agents fluconazole, itraconazole, and terbinafine), topical agents (ciclopirox, which has been available since 1996, efinaconazole, currently pending approval), and laser systems. Phase III studies on another topical, tavaborole, have been completed and this medication also shows promise. Mech...

Psoriasis is a chronic, relapsing dermatose characterized by erythematous scaly plaques. Histopathological signs parakeratosis, losing of granular layer, acanthosis, papillomatosis, microabscess, capillary proliferation, excessive mitosis up to 50 fold. Differential diagnosis of psoriasis should be done with all bacterial-viral diseases, tumors, precancerous lesions, mycosis fungoides, subacute...

Manifestations of Trichophyton rubrum infestations, such as tinea pedis, tinea cruris, and tinea corporis, are among the most common human skin diseases seen throughout the world. About 80% of patients presenting with acute dermatophytosis respond well to topical antifungal treatment. However, the remaining 20% of patients progress into a chronic state of dermatophytosis, which is resistant to ...

BACKGROUND Foot mycoses are a frequent disease that represents a public health problem worldwide. OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology of foot mycoses among Tunisian patients, in order to determine the fungal etiological agents and to identify possible risk factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study of three hundred and ninety-two patients was undertaken during one...