J Cutan Med Surg 2017 Aug 1:1203475417724439. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

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

Allergy Asthma Proc 2017 Sep;38(5):390-393

We presented a case of a male infant with annular patchy rash on his torso since 2 weeks of age. This was initially diagnosed as tinea corporis but did not respond to oral antifungal treatment. Because of the appearance of the rash and a history of a certain disease in a maternal aunt, we suspected the most probable cause of the rash and the diagnosis was confirmed by laboratory testing. Read More

Ann Dermatol 2017 Aug 21;29(4):506-508. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

Department of Dermatology, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.

J Dermatolog Treat 2017 Jul 28:1-10. Epub 2017 Jul 28.

a Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation , Università degli Studi di Milano, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy.

Background: Tinea corporis is a common mycotic infection in children. Staphylococcus aureus superinfections may be observed in atopic children with tinea corporis suffering from severe pruritus and consequent scratching.

Objective: From 2006 to 2011, we observed 288 children with mycologically proven tinea corporis. Read More

Australas J Dermatol 2017 Jul 21. Epub 2017 Jul 21.

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Med Mycol Case Rep 2017 Dec 6;18:5-7. Epub 2017 Jul 6.

Public Health Microbiology Forensic and Scientific Services, Health Support Queensland, Australia.

Severe dermatophyte infection is rare in immunocompetent adults. Recently cases have been described in travelers returning from South East Asia (Luchsinger et al., 2015) [1]. Read More

J Dermatol 2017 Jul 17. Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan.

Curr Med Mycol 2016 Sep;2(3):32-36

Department of Microbiology, Faculty of pharmacy, Arab international university (AIU), Ghabaghib, Daraa Governorate, Syria.

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 clinics in Damascus, were evaluated. Read More

Pak J Pharm Sci 2017 May;30(3(Special)):1103-1106

Xinjiang Medical University, Wulumuqi, China.

The paper is intended to analyze and evaluate the specific curative effect and safety of 2% liranaftate ointment in treating patients with tinea pedis and tinea cruris. 1,100 cases of patients with tinea pedis and tinea corporis & cruris were selected as research objects and were divided into two groups according to the random number table method. They were treated with different methods: 550 cases of patients were treated with 2% liranaftate ointment for external use in the observation group and the rest 550 cases of patients were treated with 1% bifonazole cream in the control group. Read More

J Infect 2017 Jun;74 Suppl 1:S54-S60

Department of Dermatology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, London, SW10 9NH, UK. Electronic address:

Tinea capitis is the most important superficial fungal condition in children. It is often unrecognised but the presence of alopecia, scale and lymphadenopathy, especially in inner-city children should prompt investigation. An understanding of changing epidemiology and prevalence of causative organisms is important in deciding appropriate therapy. Read More

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2017 Jul-Aug;83(4):436-440

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

Background: Worldwide, dermatophytic infections are running a chronic course either due to ineffective treatment or emerging drug resistance. In the past three decades, there has been an increase in incidence and non-responsiveness to conventional antifungals, which suggests that there is a need of antifungal sensitivity testing.

Aims: This study was aimed at identifying clinico-mycological pattern of dermatophytic infections in patients attending thedermatology outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital, and to obtain the sensitivity pattern of isolates against six commonly used oral antifungals (fluconazole, terbinafine, itraconazole, ketoconazole, griseofulvin and voriconazole). Read More

Int J Womens Dermatol 2016 Dec 6;2(4):143-144. Epub 2016 Dec 6.

Department of Dermatology, University of Iowa.

Med Mycol 2017 Apr 17. Epub 2017 Apr 17.

Dermatophytosis is currently a disease of global importance and a public health burden. It is caused by dermatophytes, which attack and grow on dead animal keratin. Dermatophytes belong to three genera, namely, Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton. Read More

Pediatr Neonatol 2017 Jun 17;58(3):291-292. Epub 2017 Feb 17.

Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Targu-Mures, Street Gheorghe Marinescu nr. 38, Targu-Mures 540139, Romania.

Med Mycol J 2017 ;58(1):E29-E32

Department of Health and Nutrition, Wayo Women's University.

A 62-year-old male with numerous subcutaneous nodules in the lower extremities was referred to The University of Tokyo Hospital. The patient suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), diabetes mellitus, and persisting hepatic dysfunction, and had been treated for SLE with oral prednisolone 20 mg/day and oral cyclosporine 3 mg/kg/day. The culture of scales collected from the patient's skin surface on Sabouraud's dextrose agar medium showed features of Trichophyton rubrum. Read More

FP Essent 2017 Feb;453:26-32

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine Dermatology Residency Program, 410 Market St. Suite 400 CB#7715, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.

Skin infections account for a significant subset of dermatologic conditions of childhood. Common cutaneous viral infections in children include warts, molluscum contagiosum, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, and herpes simplex. Although viral infections are self-limited and often only mildly symptomatic, they can cause anxiety, embarrassment, and health care use. Read More

J Mycol Med 2017 Jun 7;27(2):166-179. Epub 2017 Feb 7.

Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University Mycological Centre, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Objective: The aim was to identify the incidence of the causal agents from dermatophytes, non-dermatophytes and yeasts in Assiut Governorate employing, beside the morphological and physiological techniques, the genotypic ones.

Patients: Samples from infected nails, skin and hair were taken from 125 patients.

Materials And Methods: Patients who presented with onychomycosis, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris and tinea pedis during the period from February 2012 to October 2015 were clinically examined and diagnosed by dermatologists and were guided to Assiut University Mycological Centre for direct microscopic examination, culturing and identification. Read More

Front Microbiol 2017 25;8:83. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

Department of Dermatology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical UniversityShanghai, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Medical Mycology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical UniversityShanghai, China; Department of Dermatology, First Hospital of Xinjiang Medical UniversityUrumqi, China.

Chrysosporium species are saprophytic filamentous fungi commonly found in the soil, dung, and animal fur. Subcutaneous infection caused by this organism is rare in humans. We report a case of subcutaneous fungal infection caused by Chrysosporium keratinophilum in a 38-year-old woman. Read More

Bioinformation 2016 15;12(3):197-201. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

Biotechnology Branch, University Institute of Engineering and Technology (U.I.E.T), Punjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India.

Dermatophyte is a group of closely related fungi that have the capacity to invade keratinized tissue of humans and other animals. The infection known as dermatophytosis, caused by members of the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton includes infection to the groin (tinea cruris), beard (tinea barbae), scalp (tinea capitis), feet (tinea pedis), glabrous skin (tinea corporis), nail (tinea unguium), and hand (tinea manuum). The identification of evolutionary relationship between these three genera of dermatophyte is epidemiologically important to understand their pathogenicity. Read More

Mycopathologia 2017 Jun 18;182(5-6):487-493. Epub 2017 Jan 18.

Parasitology-Mycology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Farhat Hached University Hospital, Mohamed El Karoui Street, 4002, Sousse, Tunisia.

According to epidemiological, clinical and mycological criteria, it has long been admitted that the Trichophyton mentagrophytes species includes two varieties: a zoophilic variety (var. mentagrophytes) and an anthropophilic variety (var. interdigitale) that involve the upper and the lower part of the body, respectively. Read More

Indian J Pharmacol 2016 Nov-Dec;48(6):659-664

Department of Pharmacology, Venerology and Leprosy, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Objective: Epidermal dermatophyte infections most commonly manifest as tinea corporis or tinea cruris. Topical azole antifungals are commonly used in their treatment but literature suggests that most require twice-daily application and provide lower cure rates than the allylamine antifungal terbinafine. We conducted a head-to-head comparison of the effectiveness of the once-daily topical azole, sertaconazole, with terbinafine in these infections. Read More

Mycopathologia 2017 Jun 21;182(5-6):549-554. Epub 2016 Dec 21.

Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.

Infections caused by Trichophyton rubrum are very common in dermatological disease. It most often appears as superficial cutaneous mycosis, such as tinea manuum, tinea pedis, and tinea corporis. However, deep infection caused by T. Read More

Dermatol Res Pract 2016 24;2016:9509705. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Background. Superficial mycosis is a common fungal infection worldwide, mainly caused by dermatophytes. However, the prevalence of species varies geographically. Read More

JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2016 Jul-Sep;55(203):7-10

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Dr. Iwamura Memorial Hospital and Research Center, Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Introduction: Dermatophytosis is one of the commonest dermatoses observed in Dermatology OPD. It is caused by Fungus Dermatophyte. Its pattern and prevalence varies from region to region. Read More

Med Mycol J 2016 ;57(4):E69-E75

Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographical Medicine.

Dermatophytoses are among the most frequently diagnosed skin infections worldwide. However, the distribution of pathogenic species and the predominating anatomical sites of infection vary with geographical location and change over time. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological and aetiological factors of dermatophytoses in Crete, Greece over the last 5-year period (2011-2015) and their incidence in relation to the gender and the age of the patients. Read More

Sci Rep 2016 Nov 29;6:37867. Epub 2016 Nov 29.

Clinical Microbiology Division, Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu Tawi-180 001, India.

The present study was designed to investigate the potency of hydroxychavicol on selected cutaneous human pathogenic fungi by the use of in vitro and in vivo assays and mechanistic characterization along with toxicological effects. Hydroxychavicol consistently displayed a fungicidal effect against all fungal species tested. Inoculum concentrations over the range of 10(4) to 10(7) CFU/ml did not significantly alter its antifungal potential and time-kill curve results revealed concentration-dependent killing. Read More

Microb Pathog 2016 Nov 23;100:213-220. Epub 2016 Sep 23.

Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, 31527 Tanta, Egypt; Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of pyocyanin pigment as a novel compound active against tyrosinase with its depigmentation efficiency for combating Trichophyton rubrum which could be a major causative agent of tinea corporis.

Methods: Fifty swabs of fungal tinea corporis infections were collected and identified. Five MDRPA isolates were tested for their levels of pyocyanin production. Read More

Clin Exp Dermatol 2016 Dec 16;41(8):955-957. Epub 2016 Oct 16.

Department of Dermatology and MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (University of Southampton), University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.

Indian J Dermatol 2016 Sep-Oct;61(5):529-33

Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Background: The incidence of recurrent tinea infections after oral terbinafine therapy is on the rise.

Aim: This study aims to identify the appearance of incomplete cure and relapse after 2-week oral terbinafine therapy in tinea corporis and/or tinea cruris.

Materials And Methods: A total of 100 consecutive patients clinically and mycologically diagnosed to have tinea corporis and/or tinea cruris were included in the study. Read More

Acta Dermatovenerol Croat 2016 Aug;24(3):223-4

Marius Irimie, MD, 40, Zizinului Street, Bl. 31, Sc. C, Ap. 2, 500414, Brasov, Romania;

In the last twenty years, the prevalence of individuals with tattoos in the general population has increased in Europe (1) as well as in Australia (2) and the United States of America (3). A series of complications such as acute inflammatory reactions, allergic contact dermatitis (4,5), photoinduced, lichenoid, and granulomatous reactions (6, 7), pseudolymphoma (8), pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (9), skin infections (6), and skin cancers (10) may occur on tattoos. Infectious complications on tattoos include bacterial infections (pyoderma, leprosy, syphilis, cutaneous tuberculosis, mycobacteriosis) (11-14), viral infections (molluscum contagiosum, warts, herpes simplex, hepatitis B and C) (15-17), and fungal infections (sporotrichosis, dermatophytosis) (18,19). Read More

Syst Rev 2016 Sep 23;5(1):162. Epub 2016 Sep 23.

Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, West Perth, Australia.

Background: Impetigo, scabies, and fungal skin infections disproportionately affect populations in resource-limited settings. Evidence for standard treatment of skin infections predominantly stem from hospital-based studies in high-income countries. The evidence for treatment in resource-limited settings is less clear, as studies in these populations may lack randomisation and control groups for cultural, ethical or economic reasons. Read More

BMC Infect Dis 2016 Sep 20;16:495. Epub 2016 Sep 20.

Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara, Ifakara Health Institute, P. O Box 53, Ifakara, Tanzania.

Background: Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with dermatophytoses (tinea-IRIS) may cause considerable morbidity. Yet, it has been scarcely reported and is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of HIV associated cutaneous lesions in Africa. If identified, it responds well to antifungals combined with steroids. Read More

Hautarzt 2017 May;68(5):396-402

Institut für Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Nationales Konsiliarlabor für Dermatophyten, Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Charité, Berlin, Deutschland.

A 10-year-old girl suffered from tinea corporis with erythematosquamous and centrifugal growing, sparse itching lesions of her right lower arm. Fluorescence optical Blankophor® preparation from skin scrapings revealed fungal hyphae. On Sabouraud's dextrose agar, the fast growing dermatophyte formed flat, peripheral radiating and convolved colonies with white, slightly yellowish to beige brown stained granular and powdery surface. Read More

Med Mycol J 2016 ;57(3):E59-61

Department of Dermatology, Teikyo University School of Medicine Mizonokuchi Hospital.

A 41-year-old man visited our dermatology clinic because an eruption, which was resistant to steroid ointment treatment, had appeared on his right forearm. An oval, soybean-sized erythematous infiltrated lesion with scales and crusts was located in the central part of the extensor surface of the right forearm and showed partial erosion with attached yellow crusts. The lesion had an impetigo-like appearance. Read More

Indian Dermatol Online J 2016 Jul-Aug;7(4):264-71

Department of Microbiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India.

Context: The dermatophytoses constitute a group of superficial fungal infections of keratinized tissues, namely, the epidermis, hair, and nails. The distribution and frequency of dermatophytosis and their etiologic agents vary according to the geographic region studied, the socio-economic level of the population, the time of study, the climatic variations, the presence of domestic animals, and age.

Aims: The present study was undertaken to assess the clinical profile of dermatophytic infections and to identify the causative fungal species in the various clinical presentations. Read More

J Mycol Med 2016 Dec 9;26(4):351-358. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

Department of Medical Mycology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran 13164, Iran. Electronic address:

Objective: Dermatophytosis is the most frequent fungal infection all over the world and its frequency is constantly increasing. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical features and epidemiological trends of dermatophytosis over the years 2010 to 2014 in Tehran, Iran.

Patients And Methods: A total of 13,312 patients clinically suspected of cutaneous fungal infections were examined. Read More

Electron Physician 2016 Jun 25;8(6):2557-67. Epub 2016 Jun 25.

Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.

Aim: The objective of this study was to isolate, identify, and explore the in-vitro antifungal susceptibility pattern of dermatophytes isolated from clinically suspected cases of dermatophytosis (tinea infections) attending the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic.

Methods: This study was conducted at Sohag University Hospital from December 2014 to December 2015. Clinical samples (e. Read More

Mycopathologia 2017 Feb 8;182(1-2):127-141. Epub 2016 Aug 8.

Mediprobe Research Inc., 645 Windermere Road, London, ON, Canada.

A variety of oral and topical antifungal agents are available for the treatment of superficial fungal infections caused by dermatophytes. This review builds on the antifungal therapy update published in this journal for the first special issue on Dermatophytosis (Gupta and Cooper 2008;166:353-67). Since 2008, there have not been additions to the oral antifungal armamentarium, with terbinafine, itraconazole, and fluconazole still in widespread use, albeit for generally more severe or recalcitrant infections. Read More

J Mycol Med 2016 Dec 3;26(4):345-350. Epub 2016 Aug 3.

Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.

Objective: Dermatophytosis is considered as one of the major public health problems in the world. Accurate identification of the dermatophytes species is important for recognition of the environment and animal sources of infection. In this survey, 1500 clinical specimens taken from outpatients suspected of dermatophytosis and they were examined by direct microscopy and culture. Read More

J Pharm Pract 2016 Aug 3. Epub 2016 Aug 3.

College of Pharmacy, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, USA

Fungal diseases of the nail bed (onychomycosis) and epidermis are recurrent illnesses in the elderly and immunocompromised patients, which have few efficacious treatment options. Current treatment options for onychomycosis are limited to topical agents, laser treatment, and oral antifungals. Previous generations of topical agents were not efficacious, owing to poor penetration of the nail bed. Read More

Mycopathologia 2017 Feb 1;182(1-2):193-202. Epub 2016 Aug 1.

Laboratoire de Mycologie, Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, BT403, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Identification of fungi in dermatological samples using PCR is reliable and provides significantly improved results in comparison with cultures. It is possible to identify the infectious agent when negative results are obtained from cultures. In addition, identification of the infectious agent can be obtained in 1 day. Read More

Hautarzt 2016 Sep;67(9):706-11

Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erfurter Str. 35, 07743, Jena, Deutschland.

Cutaneous infections with Trichophyton species of Arthroderma (A.) benhamiae are increasingly being detected in Germany. This dermatophyte typically causes tinea corporis, tinea faciei or tinea capitis with in part heavy clinical manifestation like kerion celsi. Read More

J Drugs Dermatol 2016 Jun;15(6):743-8

Background: Tinea corporis is fungal infection of body surfaces other than the feet, groin, scalp, or beard. Naftifine hydrochloride is a topical antifungal of the allylamine class used to treat tinea corporis, displaying fungicidal activity and clinically significant anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.


Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of two-weeks once daily application of naftifine cream 2% in the treatment of tinea corporis among pediatric subjects. Read More

Med Mycol J 2016 ;57(2):J71-5

Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University.

Oral antifungal drugs are used primarily to treat tinea unguium; however, they are also useful for other types of tinea. For example, a combination of topical and oral antifungal drugs is effective in hyperkeratotic tinea pedis that is unresponsive to topical monotherapy. In cases of tinea facialis adjacent to the eyes, ears, or mouth, or widespread tinea corporis, or tinea cruris involving the complex skin folds of the external genitalia, it is difficult to apply topical drugs to all the lesions; therefore, oral antifungal drugs are necessary. Read More

Med Mycol J 2016 ;57(2):E17-20

Department of Dermatology, Kanazawa Medical University.

We cultured 15 isolates of Trichophyton rubrum and one isolate of Trichophyton mentagrophytes from an 82-year-old male tinea patient with multiple lesions. To determine whether feet lesions were the source of dermatophytes of other tinea lesions, we extracted total cellular DNA from the T. rubrum isolates（13 from feet, two from right waist and buttock）. Read More

Mycopathologia 2016 Aug 26;181(7-8):539-46. Epub 2016 Apr 26.

Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524001, Guangdong, China.

Trichophyton interdigitale is generally deemed as an anamorph of Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing, but recently their anamorph/teleomorph connection should be cautioned based on β-tubulin phylogeny. We report three siblings and one consulting doctor who developed kerion and tinea corporis after contact with domestic rabbits. Seven same strains were isolated from four patients and three regions of a sick rabbit. Read More

Indian Dermatol Online J 2016 Mar-Apr;7(2):77-86

Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

The prevalence of superficial mycotic infection worldwide is 20-25% of which dermatophytes are the most common agents. Recent developments in understanding the pathophysiology of dermatophytosis have confirmed the central role of cell-mediated immunity in countering these infections. Hence, a lack of delayed hypersensitivity reaction in presence of a positive immediate hypersensitivity (IH) response to trichophytin antigen points toward the chronicity of disease. Read More

J Nepal Health Res Counc 2015 Sep-Dec;13(31):226-32

Department of Microbiology, National College, Nayabazar, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Background: Dermatophytosis is the common and most significant superficial fungal infections because of their widespread involvement among the people all over the world. The clinical presentation, though very typical of ringworm infection, is often confused with other skin disorders, making laboratory diagnosis and confirmation necessary. The aim of this research is to study different clinical variants of dermatophytosis and its associated risk factor among the patients attending Di Skin Hospital and Research Center. Read More

JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc 2015 Apr-Jun;53(198):108-12

Department of Dermatology,College of Medical Sciences- Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal.

Introduction: Dermatophytosis is a common superficial fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails caused by Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton dermatophytic species. Identification of causative dermatophytic species tend to vary with time and place and antifungal sensitivity is of epidemiological concern as well as significant for the treatment with precision at the current scenario of increasing antifungal resistance. The objectives was to study clinicomycological profile and antifungal sensitivity pattern of commonly used azoles in dermatophytosis. Read More

Mycopathologia 2016 Aug 17;181(7-8):547-53. Epub 2016 Feb 17.

Abadan School of Medical sciences, Abadan, Iran.

Dermatophytosis is among the most common superficial mycoses in Iran. The purpose of this report was to update the clinical and mycological features of human dermatophytosis in the Khuzestan, southwestern Iran. In the framework of a one-year survey, a total of 4120 skin, hair and nail samples obtained from the outpatients with symptoms suggestive of tinea were analyzed by using direct microscopy, culture and molecular identification methods. Read More