Background: The prevalence of Tinea Corporis and Cruris infections are increasing in Bangladesh due to its tropical climate, along with low socio-economic conditions. In treatment these infections, Clotrimazole has been used for a long time. But Luliconazole is newer drug which offering more efficacy tolerability short duration treatment. Methods: An observational comparative study was directed...

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the therapeutic efficacy of Terbinafine andFluconazole in terms of mycological cure in the treatment of Tinea corporis and Tineacruris. Method: In this clinical trial, 30 patients with T. corporis and T .cruris wereselected. Patients were divided into two groups by random selection. The first group wastreated with Fluconazole 150 mg weekly for four weeks ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Dermatophytosis is one of the most common infections of skin, hair, and nails, caused by a group of keratinophilic fungi known as dermatophytes. Species identification of these fungi is of great significance from epidemiological and therapeutic points of view. The objective of the present study was to investigate dermatophytosis and its causative agents in patients, refer...

Background and Purpose: The epidemiological features of dermatophytoses have been characterized in many geographical locations of Iran, but not in Guilan, North of Iran. This study was carried out to determine the distribution pattern of dermatophytoses and their relevant agents in Guilan, North of Iran, over a period of one year, from April 2010 to April 2011. Materials and Methods: The clini...

Patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes have higher rates for all infections, including cutaneous mycoses. Pathogenic mechanisms increased infections in include a hyperglycemic environment defects innate immunity, among others. Specifically, is known risk factor onychomycosis dermatophyte infections. However, less about the prevalence of tinea individuals an (known as prediabetes, defined Hgb A1c 5...

Fungal growth can be influenced by human physiological mediators such as androgenic hormones. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible relationship between androgenic hormones and susceptibility to dermatophytosis. To this purpose we measured the levels of testosterone, androstendione, and dehydroepianderosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) in 60 male patients with dermatophytosis due to Epider...