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Importance:
Tinea Unguium (Onychomycosis) is most
often caused by Trichophyton rubrum and T. interdigitale. It should be
distinguished from other causes of onychomycosis:
Candida species, which often cause paronychia,
infection of skin around the nail.
Clinical features:
Tinea unguium is increasingly
prevalent with increas...
Journal of American Medical Associations: JAMA Network
ONYCHOMYCOSIS is a common fungal
disease. This disease is more common in older age groups and in selected
populations, such as swimmers, farmers and individuals with diabetes mellitus
or psoriasis.
Antifungal agents, such as
terbinafine and itraconazole, are significantly more eff...
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Journal: Published on October 2021Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal
infection of the fingernail or toenail bed leading to brittle, discolored, and
thickened nails. Untreated onychomycosis can cause pain, discomfort, and
physical impairment, negatively impacting quality of life. Onychomycosis should be...
Indian Journal of Dermatology: Published on July, 2017Dermatophytosis are the most common
fungal infections globally. According to the World Health Organization, the
prevalence rate of superficial mycotic infection worldwide has been found to be
20%–25%. Hot and humid climate in the tropical and subtropical countries like Bangladesh
makes derma...
Dermatophytosis is the most
common superficial fungal infection worldwide. In recent years, superficial
mycoses have become increasingly resistant to current antifungals;
specifically, high incidences of chronic infection, reinfection, and treatment
failure have been reported. Therefore the importance of
detecting drug resistance in clinical p...
Tinea cruris, also known as jock
itch, is a fungal infection involving the genital, pubic, perineal, and
perianal skin caused by pathogenic fungi known as dermatophytes. Tinea cruris is commonly caused
by Trichophyton rubrum or T. mentagrophytes.Several risk factors have been
identified that predispose an individual to tinea cruris, including e...
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association: Published
on January, 2018TAKE-HOME MESSAGECLINICAL QUESTIONWhich oral antifungal medication is
associated with the highest clinical (ie, normal appearance of the toenail) and
mycological (negative culture, microscopy, or both) cure rates vs placebo or
other antifungals when used to treat f...
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (JEADV): Published
on March, 2020Onychomycosis refers to persistent
fungal nail and adjacent skin infection by dermatophyte fungi, non-dermatophyte
fungi or yeast. It is the most common nail disease accounting for 90% of toe
nail infections worldwide.Dermatophytes are the most
freq...
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (JEADV): Published
on November 2022Atopic dermatitis (AD), also named
atopic eczema, is the most common, chronic, recurrent, inflammatory disorder of
the skin, affecting 5%–30% of children worldwide. Most AD subjects
suffered from persistent skin dryness, pruritus, eczematous rash,...
Neurology (American Academy of Neurology) Journal: Published on March,
2022Severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause long-term disability (long COVID)
with new neurologic manifestations after even mild infections. Reports of peripheral
neuropathy include Guillain-Barré syndrome, mononeuritis multiplex, brachial
ple...
Tinea unguium (Onychomycosis) is often
confused with non-infected nail dystrophy due to skin disease, particularly
psoriasis (also, lichen planus).
Onychomycosis may look similar to nail
dystrophy due to psoriasis but those can be differentiated by presence of psoriasis in
the surrounding skin with pitting nail or by circular area of...
Journal of Fungi: A Systematic
Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Tinea pedis, or athlete’s foot, is
a superficial fungal infection of the skin of the feet caused by dermatophytes,
most commonly Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophyte and
Epidermophyton floccosum.
Tinea pedis is common worldwide,
with more than 70% of t...
