Onychomycosis is a common nail disorder. Far more than being a simple cosmetic problem, infected nail serves as a chronic reservoir, which can give rise to repeated mycotic infections. The study was undertaken to determine the various clinical patterns of onychomycosis. This prospective cross sectional study was conducted in clinically suspected patients of onychomycosis attending out patients ...

Cutaneous fungal infections are a major source of morbidity in HIV-infected patients, and their management poses special challenges. Superficial mycoses, such as tinea pedis, tinea cruris, tinea corporis, and onychomycosis, are no more common in HIV-infected patients than in the HIV-negative population but are of greater severity. Although they respond to topical and systemic antifungal agents,...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a two-step procedure, involving the topical or systemic administration of a photosensitizer followed by selective illumination of the target lesion with visible light, which triggers the oxidative photodamage and subsequent cell death within the target area. In dermatology, PDT has proven to be a useful treatment for a variety of malignant tumors and selected infla...

Skin disease associated with keratinized tissues in animal and human beings has been investigated. The essential oil of Eucalyptus pauciflora in vitro showed strong antifungal activity at 1.0 microl/ml against human pathogenic fungi, viz. Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum audouinii, M. canis, M. gypseum, M. nanum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, T. tonsurans and T. violaceum. The oi...

Fungal infections are affecting millions of people in the world every year. Severity range from superficial mycoses to more chronic systemic mycoses. As fungi species evolve, emergence drug resistant strains is becoming a serious concern public health. There now less number effective antifungal drugs available market for treatment invasive fungal infections. In an effort combat this escalating ...

Pathogenic fungi cause superficial infections but pose a significant public health risk when infections spread to deeper tissues, such as the lung. Within the last three decades, fungi have been identified as the leading cause of nosocomial infections making them the focus of research. This review outlines the model systems such as the mouse, zebrafish larvae, flies, and nematodes, as well as e...