UNLABELLED Cutaneous fungal infections are common in Singapore. The National Skin Centre is a tertiary referral centre for dermatological diseases in the country, and sees more than 2,500 cases of superficial fungal infections annually. AIM This study analyses data collated from the centre's medical record office as well as fungal culture results from the mycology laboratory. RESULTS From 1...

Random samples of the weekly entry of bathers to a swimming pool were examined for tinea pedis and verruca before and at intervals after the supply of individual sachets of foot powder to all bathers.Over three and a half years the overall incidence of tinea pedis decreased from 8.5% to 2.1%, and in adult males it decreased from 21.5% to 6.9%. The incidence of infection with Trichophyton mentag...

In an attempt to determine the prevalence of various skin infections in the homeless population in Marseilles, France, we undertook a case control study. Cases were recruited among institutionalized homeless subjects during two snapshot investigations conducted in January 2002 and 2003 respectively. The control subjects were recruited from among those who presented at a clinic for pre-travel ad...

Background and Purpose: It is important to follow annually the probable changes in distribution pattern of dermatophytosis and its etiological agents in different communities. In this study, we determined the prevalence of dermatophytosis and its causative agents in Damascus, Syria, between 2008 and 2016. Materials and Methods: A total of 4080 outpatients who visited the dermatological clini...

Background: In spite of prevention and control programs, dermatophyte infections have a high prevalence worldwide. Objective: To do a descriptive study of dermatophytosis in Guilan. Patients and Methods: 217 patients whom were visited in Razi Hospital in Rasht in 1381 were screened for dermatophytosis and if had suspicious lesions, direct smear with KOH and culture were done. Results: 93 patien...

Luliconazole is an imidazole antifungal agent with a unique structure, as the imidazole moiety is incorporated into the ketene dithioacetate structure. Luliconazole is the R-enantiomer, and has more potent antifungal activity than lanoconazole, which is a racemic mixture. In this review, we summarize the in vitro data, animal studies, and clinical trial data relating to the use of topical lulic...

Superficial fungal infections are caused by dermatophytes plus candida and pityrosporum yeasts. Dermatophytosis is usually classified clinically according to the site of involvement: tinea capitis (scalp), T. corporis (body), T. cruris (groin), T. pedis (feet) and T. unguium (nails). One-half of all the cases of T. capitis and T. corporis are caused by zoophilic fungi, the rest due to anthropop...

The aim of the investigation was to determine diversity of the causative agents of dermatophytoses and characterize the epidemiological situation in Lithuania in 2001-2010. During this period, dermatophytes showed a tendency to decline. The following dermatophytes were isolated: Trichophyton (T.) Malamsten, Microsporum (M.) Gruby and Epidermophyton E. Lang. The number of nondermatophytes increa...