BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cutaneous fungal infections are a major public health problem. The distribution of the dermatophytoses varies between countries and geographical areas. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, epidemiology, etiology, and clinical course of the dermatophytoses caused by anthropophilic fungi in Cadiz, Spain, over the past 12 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS The...

Background: Tinea cruris constitutes a major health problem worldwide. Although not lifethreatening, it can cause significant discomfort in daily activities. So, search for better therapeutic options terms of clinical efficacy and safety profile is ongoing. Objective: To compare the topical terbinafine 1% butenafine cream treatment tinea cruris. Materials Methods: This Comparative interventiona...

BACKGROUND Tinea cruris is the second most common dermatophytosis in the world and the most common in Indonesia. The conventional laboratory tests for dermatophyte infection are slow and less specific. Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) is a PCR method with the addition of enzyme after amplification, therefore enabling for more specific results. AIM ...

surveillance of dermatophytosis is essential to determine the likely changes in etiological trends and distribution profile of this infection. in this study beta tubulin gene (bt2), was used as the first time in a pcr-rflp format to clarify the distribution of dermatophytosis agents in some parts of iran.a total of 603 clinical isolates was obtained from 500 patients in tehran, isfahan, mazanda...

Background: The proportion of elderly population keeps on increasing. The number of dermatoses, and fungal infections, in turn continues to increase. There has been a recent upsurge of superficial cutaneous fungal infections. This observational cross sectional study aims to describe the clinico epidemiological pattern of patients presenting with the same, with some investigation as KOH mount an...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence and factors influencing the presence of concomitant dermatomycoses in patients with toenail onychomycosis. DESIGN Prospective study based on a specially designed questionnaire completed by dermatologists. PATIENTS A total of 2761 patients with toenail onychomycosis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The diagnosis of fungal skin infections was confirmed by direct m...

BACKGROUND Surveillance of dermatophytosis is essential to determine the likely changes in etiological trends and distribution profile of this infection. In this study beta tubulin gene (BT2), was used as the first time in a PCR-RFLP format to clarify the distribution of dermatophytosis agents in some parts of Iran. METHODS A total of 603 clinical isolates was obtained from 500 patients in Te...

BACKGROUND Few scientific studies have evaluated dermatophytosis among children in the state of Amazonas or in the greater northern region of Brazil. AIMS The aim of this study was to research the frequency and aetiology of dermatophytosis in children age 12 and under, who were seen between March 1996 and November 2005 at the Mycology Laboratory of the National Institute of Amazonian Research...