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J Nepal Health Res Counc 2019 Jan 28;16(41):434-437. Epub 2019 Jan 28.

Department of Microbiology, Kathmandu Medical College, Duwakot, Bhaktapur and Teaching Hospital, Nepal.

Background: Dermatophytosis are the most common types of cutaneous fungal infection seen in human and animals affecting skin, hair and nails caused by dermatophytes. The diagnosis of dermatophytes is based on the clinical observation and laboratory diagnosis by direct microscopic examination and fungal cultures. The present study is undertaken to isolate different type of dermatophytes causing fungal infection. Read More

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2019 Mar-Apr;85(2):197-200

Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Rev Iberoam Micol 2019 Jan 25. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

Dermatology Department and Mycology Section, "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico.

Background: Nannizzia nana is a zoophilic dermatophyte that affects animals like pigs, boars and, exceptionally, humans, in whom it causes tinea capitis, as well as tinea corporis and onychomycosis.

Case Report: Case 1. A previously healthy 8 year-old boy presented to our clinic with a 1-month evolution dermatosis that affected scalp, developing a pseudoalopecic tumor lesion with abundant seropurulent material. Read More

Comput Biol Med 2019 Feb 18;105:151-156. Epub 2018 Dec 18.

Lyme Disease Research Center, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States.

Lyme disease can lead to neurological, cardiac, and rheumatologic complications when untreated. Timely recognition of the erythema migrans rash of acute Lyme disease by patients and clinicians is crucial to early diagnosis and treatment. Our objective in this study was to develop deep learning approaches using deep convolutional neural networks for detecting acute Lyme disease from erythema migrans images of varying quality and acquisition conditions. Read More

Indian J Dermatol 2018 Nov-Dec;63(6):490-495

Department of Dermatology, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

Background: The incidence of dermatophytosis is increasing over the last few years and there are many cases which are recurrent and chronic.

Aim: The aim was to study the host and pathogen factors in dermatophytosis, to identify the species responsible, and to study the histopathological features of chronic dermatophytosis.

Materials And Methods: It was a descriptive study conducted in the Department of Dermatology for a period of 1 year and all patients who were clinically diagnosed as dermatophytosis were included. Read More

Med Mycol J 2018 ;59(4):E77-E79

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine.

A 26-year-old female homemaker presented with an approximately 2-month history of an erythematous lesion with agminated seropapules in the right popliteal fossa associated with scales and crusts. The lesion was initially treated as contact dermatitis, but there was no improvement. KOH examination revealed filamentous fungi. Read More

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2018 Nov 5. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

Department of Dermatology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal, India.

Background: Dermatophytosis is becoming increasingly unresponsive to conventional antifungals. Newer topical antifungals may be more effective in these patients.

Aims: To evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of amorolfine 0. Read More

Mycoses 2019 Jan 15;62(1):11-15. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

The taxonomy of the dermatophytes has been revisited using a novel multilocus phylogenetic approach, and several neotypes and reference strains have been assigned for Trichophyton species. Single gene sequencing, that is the ITS region, for identification of highly related species T. mentagrophytes/T. Read More

Med Mycol 2018 Oct 16. Epub 2018 Oct 16.

Public Health England UK National Mycology Reference Laboratory, Bristol.

A novel dermatophyte was isolated from skin scales of a female patient presenting with tinea corporis of the wrist and arm. Her principal risk factor was long-term corticosteroid use for underlying Lupus autoimmune syndrome. Microscopic examination of skin scales from lesions revealed hyphae consistent with dermatophyte infection, and a morphologically identical fungus grew in pure culture on all cultures of skin scales. Read More

Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018 Dec 26;62(12). Epub 2018 Nov 26.

People's College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Recalcitrant dermatophytoses are on the rise in India. High MICs of terbinafine (TRB) and squalene epoxidase () gene mutations conferring resistance in spp. have been recently documented. Read More

Am Fam Physician 2018 Sep;98(5):283-291

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Annular lesions can present in a variety of diseases. Knowledge of the physical appearance and history of presentation of these skin findings can help in the diagnosis. A pruritic, annular, erythematous patch that grows centrifugally should prompt evaluation for tinea corporis. Read More

Indian J Dermatol 2018 Sep-Oct;63(5):412-414

Department of Dermatology, GCS Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Infectious diseases can clinically present as vesiculobullous disorders. Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) study of skin biopsy helps distinguish true autoimmune blistering disorders from other conditions. In many situations, even DIF findings in infections disorders imitate autoimmune process. Read More

Med Mycol Case Rep 2018 Jun 21;20:7-9. Epub 2017 Dec 21.

Centre d'Infectiologie Charles Mérieux, Université Antananarivo, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar.

We report a rare case of dermatophyte infection of the glabrous skin () caused by (formerly ). A 22-year-old Malagasy female who reported close contact reportedly with cats, presented a single round lesion with a peripheral, active, squamous and pruriginous inflammatory bead. Morphologic species identification was confirmed by sequencing the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the genome. Read More

J Med Primatol 2018 Dec 24;47(6):419-422. Epub 2018 Aug 24.

CIISA - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.

We report a Microsporum audouinii infection in a female juvenile chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) presenting generalized dermatitis compatible with dermatophytosis. Dermatophyte was identified by macro- and microscopic characterization of skin and scales cultures in Mycosel Agar. The topical treatment applied was effective, having the potential for dermatophytosis treatment in immunocompetent primates. Read More

Hautarzt 2018 Dec;69(12):1021-1032

Partnerschaft Prof. Dr. med. Pietro Nenoff & Dr. med. Constanze Krüger, Labor für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Mölbiser Hauptstr. 8, 04571, Rötha OT Mölbis, Deutschland.

Sources of infection for Trichophyton (T.) mentagrophytes-a zoophilic dermatophyte-comprise pet rodents (guinea pigs, mice, rabbits) and sometimes cats. Human infections due to dermatophytes after contact with zoo animals, however, are extreme rare. Read More

Clin Anat 2018 Nov 8;31(8):1194-1198. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

Department of Medicine (Hematology), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Throughout the years, scientific and personal research has led us on a historical journey to learn about the life of Beauchêne fils (Edme François Chauvot de Beauchêne), a French clinical anatomist, prosector, and surgeon responsible for introducing the disarticulated skull technique and the first citation of an intraneural cyst. This letter describes our research, travels, and conversations intended to uncover the fascinating history of Beauchêne fils and his family and our journey full of unexpected twists and turns. During a trip to Paris, we learned of a possible inspiration for the disarticulated skull technique from skulls afflicted with la teigne (Tinea corporis, ring worm) at the Musée Dupuytren. Read More

Prim Care 2018 Sep;45(3):433-454

Department of Family Medicine, Tidelands Health MUSC Family Medicine Residency Program, 4320 Holmestown Road, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588, USA.

The primary care provider will commonly see skin and soft tissue infections in the outpatient setting. Skin and soft tissue infections range from the uncomplicated impetigo to the potentially lethal necrotizing fasciitis. This article reviews these infections based on their underlying etiology: bacterial, fungal, and viral causes. Read More

Ann Dermatol 2018 Aug 28;30(4):427-431. Epub 2018 Jun 28.

Institue of Medical Mycology, Catholic Skin Clinic, Daegu, Korea.

Background: has been isolated from South Korea since 1966. However, the incidence of infection is very low.

Objective: The aim of this study is to add massive data on to the literature and to provide useful information on clinical and mycological characteristics of . Read More

BMC Dermatol 2018 07 24;18(1). Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Department of Dermatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.

Background: Dermatophytosis management has become an important public health issue, with a large void in research in the area of disease pathophysiology and management. Current treatment recommendations appear to lose their relevance in the current clinical scenario. The objective of the current consensus was to provide an experience-driven approach regarding the diagnosis and management of tinea corporis, cruris and pedis. Read More

Mycoses 2018 Dec 1;61(12):945-953. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

State Veterinary Laboratory, Lublin, Poland.

Microsporum canis is a zoophilic dermatophyte, which is very contagious, especially to cats and dogs. Asymptomatic animal carriers of M. canis are regarded a critical factor in the epidemiology of the disease. Read More

IDCases 2018 21;12:142-148. Epub 2018 May 21.

Infectious Diseases Unit, Sanz Medical Center, Laniado Hospital, Netanya, Israel.

We present a case of a 74 years old male with cutaneous cryptococcosis of the right forearm. var was cultivated from the skin and from the bloodstream. He was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis) 21 months prior to admission, which was steroid-dependent. Read More

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2018 Sep-Oct;84(5):554-557

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Background: There is a general impression among dermatologists in India that terbinafine has been losing its effectiveness in dermatophytoses over the past few years, but there are no recent data to support this.

Aims: To determine the effectiveness of terbinafine in tinea corporis, tinea cruris and tinea faciei with a pragmatic prospective cohort study.

Methods: A sample size of 361 patients was calculated taking a 5% margin of error and a 95% confidence level. Read More

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018 Jun;16(6):784-786

Department of Dermatology, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018 Jun;16(6):784-786

Department of Dermatology, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

Indian Dermatol Online J 2018 Mar-Apr;9(2):90-95

Department of Dermatology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.

Background: Dermatophytoses are one of the most common skin diseases that have been largely simple to treat. However, in recent years, these infections have become recalcitrant to treatment which can possibly be due to antifungal resistance.

Aim: To analyze the resistance pattern of patients with recalcitrant dermatophytoses. Read More

Dermatol Online J 2018 Mar 15;24(3). Epub 2018 Mar 15.

Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

The diagnosis of infiltrative basal cell carcinoma (BCC) can be delayed owing to its often subtle clinical findings. A 90-year-old woman presented with an asymptomatic annular pink plaque on her left shin that was clinically diagnosed as tinea corporis. After years of not responding to topical anti-fungal therapy, biopsies confirmed a diagnosis of infiltrative BCC. Read More

Rev Iberoam Micol 2018 Apr - Jun;35(2):97-102. Epub 2018 Mar 29.

Mycology Department, INEI, ANLIS "Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Background: No reliable data are available in the province of Buenos Aires regarding the frequency of dermatophytoses and other fungal diseases. The distribution of the clinical forms and the species involved are also unknown.

Aims: To present the data collected by the laboratories participating in the Mycology Network of the province of Buenos Aires (MNPBA) from a retrospective epidemiological survey on dermatophytoses. Read More

Hautarzt 2018 Sep;69(9):737-750

Labor für medizinische Mikrobiologie, Partnerschaft Prof. Dr. med. Pietro Nenoff & Dr. med. Constanze Krüger, 04571, Rötha/OT Mölbis, Deutschland.

Two African girls who moved to Germany only 4 weeks ago presented to the dermatological office with itchy and scaling skin lesions of the scalp and the thighs. The entire scalp of both girls was affected by a white, dry dandruff and a squamous crust. Dry centrifugal spreading erythematosquamous lesions were found on the thighs. Read More

Mycoses 2018 Jul 27;61(7):477-484. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

In the last few years, infections caused by dermatophytes along with a concomitant increase in the number of difficult to treat cases have increasingly been recognised, indicating that dermatophytosis remains a challenging public health problem. The majority of infections are caused by Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes complex. Terbinafine, an allylamine antifungal used orally and topically is considered to be a first-line drug in the therapy of dermatophyte infections. Read More

Mycoses 2018 Jul 24;61(7):472-476. Epub 2018 Apr 24.

Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Tinea corporis caused by Microsporum canis is usually associated with exposure to animals, but outbreaks with anthropophilic transmission were described. A large outbreak in a military base was investigated. We investigated the outbreak's source and risk factors for infection in order to contain and eliminate it. Read More

Arch Argent Pediatr 2018 Apr;116(2):e296-e299

Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital de Tomelloso, Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, España.

Tinea capitis is considered the most frequent dermatophyte infection in children. The etiological agents vary from time to time and by geographical area, although they normally are zoophilic dermatophytes and in the last years also anthropophilic species. We report a clinical case of inflammatory tinea capitis in a 6-year-old child caused by Microsporum gypseum, a geophilic fungus pathogenic to humans and animals. Read More

Jpn J Infect Dis 2018 Mar 28;71(2):140-144. Epub 2018 Feb 28.

Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University.

Trichophyton tonsurans, a major pathogen causing tinea capitis and tinea corporis, has been isolated from contact sports-players in Japan. The molecular types of 208 strains isolated between 2011 and 2015 were determined to understand the contemporary Japanese epidemic. Of these, 142 were isolated from practitioners of judo, 28 from wrestlers, 7 from sumo wrestlers, and 31 from individuals with unknown backgrounds. Read More

Mymensingh Med J 2018 Jan;27(1):52-56

Dr Taslima Sultana, M. Phil (Thesis Part), Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Tinea corporis & cruris are one of the earliest known fungal infection and are very common throughout the world. Although tinea corporis and tinea cruris does not cause mortality but causes morbidity and poses a major health problem. This study was conducted to evaluate the Comparative Efficacy of Terbinafine and Fluconazole in the Treatment of Tinea corporis and Tinea cruris. Read More

J Mycol Med 2018 Mar 11;28(1):101-105. Epub 2018 Feb 11.

Infectious Diseases Research Center (IDRC), Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. Electronic address:

Objective: Dermatophytosis is one of the most common mycotic infections, which considered as a public health problem in the major of countries. This study evaluated the molecular epidemiology of dermatophytosis in patients referred to Farshchian hospital in Hamadan city with PCR-RFLP method.

Materials And Methods: Four hundred and five specimens from clinically suspected patients of dermatophytosis were collected and analyzed by direct microscopic and culture. Read More

Int J Dermatol 2018 Aug 29;57(8):901-910. Epub 2018 Jan 29.

Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

Climate change contributes to the increase in severity and frequency of flooding, which is the most frequent and deadly disaster worldwide. Flood-related damage can be very severe and include health effects. Among those health impacts, dermatological diseases are one of the most frequently encountered. Read More

Am Fam Physician 2018 Jan;97(1):38-44

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Pityriasis rosea is a common self-limiting rash that usually starts with a herald patch on the trunk and progresses along the Langer lines to a generalized rash over the trunk and limbs. The diagnosis is based on clinical and physical examination findings. The herald patch is an erythematous lesion with an elevated border and depressed center. Read More

Acta Paediatr 2018 Jan 24. Epub 2018 Jan 24.

Division of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, IRCAD (Interdisciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune Diseases), University of Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy.

Aim: This study evaluated the prevalence of infectious diseases and immunisation status of children adopted from Africa.

Methods: We studied 762 African children referred to 11 Italian paediatric centres in 2009-2015. Clinical and laboratory data were retrospectively collected and analysed. Read More

Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2017 Oct-Dec;60(4):541-545

Department of Dermatology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

Changing pattern of dermatophytic infection among people of Sikkim over the past few years and its recurrence rate has brought a need to do a study on clinical pattern and its recurrence from this part of the country. The objectives of this study are to discern the clinical patterns of dermatophytosis, identification of the isolated fungi to its species level and to see the pattern of its recurrence. The study was carried out from January 2015 to May 2016. Read More

Curr Med Mycol 2017 Mar;3(1):20-24

Division of Molecular Biology, Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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 clinical samples of skin, hair, and nail from 889 outpatients (317 men vs. Read More

J Educ Health Promot 2017 4;6:110. Epub 2017 Dec 4.

Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Introduction: Some skin diseases are incurable and modern medicine can only control them. In addition, alternative treatment remedies including balneotherapy can be effective in improving skin conditions. However, there are only a limited number of studies on particular mineral or trace elements of mineral sources that have been identified in Iran. Read More

Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2018 01 6;48(1):3-25. Epub 2017 Dec 6.

Department of Dermatology, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH.

Cutaneous infections and infestations are common among children and adolescents. Ectoparasitic infestations affect individuals across the globe. Head lice, body lice, scabies, and infestations with bed bugs are seen in individuals who reside in both resource poor areas and in developed countries. Read More

HNO 2018 Jul;66(7):559-561

Klinik für Hals‑, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Kirrberger Straße, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Deutschland.

We report the case of a 19-year-old patient who presented with recurrent circular and scaly skin changes. The patient reported wrestling as his main leisure activity. After an unsuccessful attempt at local antibiotic treatment, detailed dermatological work-up revealed the skin changes to be tinea corporis gladiatorum. Read More

Vet Sci 2017 Sep 19;4(3). Epub 2017 Sep 19.

Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy.

is a dermatophyte fungus of which cats and dogs are recognized as the natural hosts. is also easily transmitted to humans, causing lesions to the glabrous skin () and to the head (). The present study describes some cases of infection with in children from a veterinary perspective, highlighting some important features of this clinical entity (e. Read More

G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2017 Dec;152(6):642-650

Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, IRCCS Foundation, Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy -

The guideline recommendations, albeit founded on thorough reviews of clinically relevant literature data, are often not immediately adaptable to everyday life. Considering the marked heterogeneity of superficial mycoses, each of them requires specific management in a real life context; in all cases diagnostic confirmation is required with microscopic and culture examination. In tinea capitis oral therapy is necessary (minimum six weeks) and should be continued until clinical and, above all, mycological healing. Read More

Aesthet Surg J 2017 07;37(7):NP69-NP72

Private practice, Lisboa, Portugal.

Med J Aust 2017 10;207(8):324

Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT.

Med Mycol 2018 Feb;56(2):145-161

Aix-Marseille Univ, APHM, CHU Timone, IP-TPT, Parasitologie-Mycologie, Marseille, France.

In this critical literature review, we summarize the epidemiological trends of dermatophytoses reported in Africa. Our findings clearly emphasize the heavy burden of dermatophytosis in Africa. Tinea capitis is the primary clinical presentation of dermatophytosis in African children throughout the entire African continent. Read More

Infection 2018 Feb 6;46(1):135-137. Epub 2017 Sep 6.

Department of Veterinary Sciences, Sector of Parasitology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Background: Trichophyton equinum is a zoophilic dermatophyte usually causing ringworm in horses. Cases of skin infections in humans are very rare. CASE REPORT : ​We describe a case of tinea corporis caused by T. Read More

Mycopathologia 2017 Dec 24;182(11-12):1069-1075. Epub 2017 Aug 24.

University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Microsporum gypseum complex is a group of geophillic dermatophytes with a worldwide distribution and is a rare cause of dermatomycoses in humans. The infection most commonly presents as tinea corporis, with some geographical and occupational variations. We studied M. Read More

J Cutan Med Surg 2018 Jan/Feb;22(1):94-96. Epub 2017 Aug 17.

2 Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.

Background: Microsporum gypseum is a geophilic dermatophyte that colonises keratinous substances in the soil. Fur-bearing animals carry this dermatophyte but are rarely infected. Human infection can be acquired from the soil, carrier or infected animals, and rarely other humans. Read More