Dermatophytes are a group of closely related keratinophilic fungi that infect keratinized tissues such as hair, nails and skin. The disease caused by dermatophytes is known as dermatophytosis which ...

Both dandruff and fungal infections cause flaking, but their causes and treatments differ vastly. That’s why it’s important to tell the apart. Dandruff is a common scalp woe, but surprisingly, not ...

Author(s)Domenico Santoro, DVM, MS, DrSc, PhD, DACVD, DECVD, DACVM, Abi Bautista-Alejandre, Assistant Editor Domenico Santoro, DVM, MS, DrSc, PhD, DACVD, DECVD, DACVM ...

Jock itch, or tinea cruris, is a fungal infection that develops in warm and moist areas of the body, such as the groin, inner thighs, and buttocks. The infection can develop from prolonged exposure to ...

This study was led by Dr Xin Zhou, Prof. Sybren de Hoog (Radboud UMC Center of Expertise for Mycology, Netherlands), and Prof. Peiying Feng (Sun Yat-Sen University, China). Through comparative genomic ...

The antifungal activities of fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, terbinafine and griseofulvin were tested by broth microdilution technique, against 60 dermatophytes isolated from nail or skin ...

Fungal nail infections are called onychomycosis. Many types of fungi can cause nail infections, but some common types include Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton interdigitale. Fungi are organisms ...

When you hear the term "ringworm," do you imagine tiny worms crawling on your skin? Then you may have fallen prey to one of the many misconceptions about this common skin condition. In ...

THE fungi causing infections solely of the glabrous skin, scalp, beard and nails are known as dermatophytes, or cutaneous fungi. These fungi do not produce visceral infections. However, Candida ...

Fungal infections, or mycosis, are common diseases caused by fungi, tiny, microscopic organisms that thrive in the air, soil, water, plants, and even the human body, in areas like the mouth, ...

Introduction : Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), both are related to higher prevalence of mycoses, especially oral candidosis, but also ...