International Journal of Research in Dermatology: March, 2022Tinea caused by trichophyton,    microsporum,    and epidermophyton is the most common fungal infection affecting   20–25%   population globally,   with varying geographic distribution.Due to  Bangladesh’s hot and humid cli...

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical AssociationThe authors investigated different oral antifungal medications used to treat toenail fungal infections.TAKE-HOME MESSAGECompared with placebo, high-quality evidence supports better clinical (ie, normal appearance of the toenail) and mycological (negative culture, microscopy, or both) results...

Infection and Drug Resistance Journal:Tinea is superficial fungal infections typically caused by dermatophytes.Superficial fungal infections are widespread, with an estimated worldwide prevalence of 20%–25%, and include tinea pedis (athlete’s foot), tinea cruris (jock itch), and tinea corporis (ringworm), among othersTopical allylamine (terbinaf...

Indian Journal of Pharmacology: Published: May, 2019Dermatophytic infections are the common fungal infections aggravated by hot and humid climate. Terbinafine and Itraconazole are commonly used oral antifungal agents for the same. However, resistance to these drugs is being seen increasingly when used in the conventional doses and duration. In...

The British Journal of DermatologyDermatophytic infections have undergone unprecedented changes in India in the recent past. Oral antifungal drugs are considered to have a high cure rate in tinea corporis, tinea cruris and tinea faciei.Clinical trials to find out the effectiveness of the four main oral antifungal drugs are lacking.Authors teste...