He denies any outside activities. Tinea corporis is a superficial fungal infection involving the body and face, with the exclusion of the beard area in men. The episodes may last for weeks to ...
1 Diagnosis using potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparations is easily made but underutilised, and this form of infection does not respond well to topical antifungal therapy.2 We report the case of tinea ...
How do dermatologists diagnose tinea versicolor? A dermatologist can often look at the skin and tell whether a patient has tinea versicolor. If there is any doubt, the dermatologist will do one of the ...
Tinea versicolor is a fungal skin infection caused by a type of yeast ... But they can also appear on the face and neck, especially in younger kids. The patches can be white, brown, red, or pink. The ...
Tinea pedis or athlete’s foot is a common fungal infection that affects the foot. Athlete’s foot is commonly associated with sports and athletes because the fungus grows perfectly in warm ...
Tinea capitis causes hair loss, scaling, erythema, and impetigo-like lesions. It is the most common dermatophyte infection found in children under the age of 12, especially in African Americans.
We will attempt to evaluate the impact of HIV infection on the prevalence and aetiology of tinea capitis among children in Africa. We anticipate that some of the studies may have diagnosed tinea ...
The four case-patients were diagnosed with tinea between April and July ... contact and cause lesions in the genitals, buttocks, face, trunk, or extremities and should advise patients with TMVII ...
The US CDC alerted dermatologists to be aware about TMVII as an emerging infection that can spread through sex. Tinea cruris (name of the diagnosis) can be treated with antifungal medicines.
Today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, two unrelated cases of Trichophyton indotineae infections are described, suggesting the severe, antifungal-resistant tinea is now being locally ...
His feet had evidence of moccasin (chronic hyperkeratotic) tinea pedis and onychodystrophy. Findings from an incisional biopsy of the nodules were consistent with invasive fungal infection (septate, ...