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Feb 22nd, 2021 - The myriad of coexisting risk factors for tinea capitis (TC) in parts of Africa makes it common among schoolchildren from this region. Diagnosis ideally involves microscopy and culture of scalp scrapings, which is not always feasible in resource-p...

Feb 1st, 2021 - Tinea is a common superficial infection caused by keratinophylic fungi called dermatophytes. The objective of the current investigation was to develop and optimize a self-nanoemulsion drug delivery system (SENDDs) using clove oil loaded with nafti...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Cellulitis is a common infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused predominantly by gram-positive organisms. Risk factors include prior episodes of cellulitis, cutaneous lesions, tinea pedis, and chronic edema. Cellulitis is a clinical di...

Jan 22nd, 2021 - Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) has been linked mostly to ultraviolet radiation exposure, but ionizing radiation has also been implicated in the genesis of a subset of BCCs occurring after radiotherapy. We present a 93-year-old woman with 4 BCCs of the...

Dec 30th, 2020 - The pattern of dermatoses among underwater workers is undocumented and, hence, worth studying. The objective of the study was to document the pattern of dermatoses among underwater workers in a tropical seaside area. A population-based cross-secti...

Aug 26th, 2018 - Fungal infections such as tinea capitis, tinea corporis, and tinea pedis, stem from a dermatophyte infection.1 Dermatophytes have been studied since 18412 and are a common cause of fungal infections.1 Clinicians typically treat these infections wi...

Sep 22nd, 2014 - British Association of Dermatologists' guidelines for the management of tinea capitis 2014.|2014|Fuller LC,Barton RC,Mohd Mustapa MF,Proudfoot LE,Punjabi SP,|therapeutic use,methods,methods,diagnosis,drug therapy,

Jul 8th, 2010 - Practice guidelines for the treatment of tinea capitis (TC) from the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology are presented. Tinea capitis always requires systemic treatment because topical antifungal agents do not penetrate the hair follicle. T...

Dec 30th, 2007 - Tinea pedis images. Authoritative facts about the skin from DermNet New Zealand.

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail unit. When onychomycosis is caused by dermatophytes, it is called tinea unguium. The term onychomycosis encompasses not only the dermatophytes but the yeasts and saprophytic molds infections as well.

Feb 22nd, 2021 - The myriad of coexisting risk factors for tinea capitis (TC) in parts of Africa makes it common among schoolchildren from this region. Diagnosis ideally involves microscopy and culture of scalp scrapings, which is not always feasible in resource-p...

Feb 22nd, 2021 - Ketoconazole cream, 2% is indicated for the topical treatment of tinea corporis, tinea cruris and tinea pedis caused by Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum; in the treatment of tinea (pityriasis) versicolor caused b...

Feb 21st, 2021 - Terbinafine tablets are indicated for the treatment of onychomycosis of the toenail or fingernail due to dermatophytes (tinea unguium). Prior to initiating treatment, appropriate nail specimens for laboratory testing [potassium hydroxide (KOH) pre...

Feb 21st, 2021 - Ketoconazole Shampoo, 2% is indicated for the treatment of tinea (pityriasis) versicolor caused by or presumed to be caused by Pityrosporum orbiculare (also known as Malassezia furfur or M. orbiculare). Note: Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor may give...

Feb 21st, 2021 - Terbinafine tablets are indicated for the treatment of onychomycosis of the toenail or fingernail due to dermatophytes (tinea unguium). Prior to initiating treatment, appropriate nail specimens for laboratory testing [potassium hydroxide (KOH) pre...

Aug 16th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Skin diseases are highly prevalent among adults aged 70 years and older, with 75.7% of people in this age range reporting at least one skin disease requiring treatment or follow-up, a study in Finland suggests. Researchers exami...

Aug 16th, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Skin diseases are highly prevalent among adults aged 70 years and older, with 75.7% of people in this age range reporting at least one skin disease requiring treatment or follow-up, a study in Finland suggests. Researchers exami...

Nov 12th, 2019 - Tinea versicolor (TV), or pityriasis versicolor, is a noninflammatory, superficial cutaneous fungal infection caused by Malassezia furfur, also known as Pityrosporum orbiculare or P. ovale.

Nov 8th, 2019 - LAS VEGAS – The way Neal Bhatia, MD, sees it, there is no such thing as a classical presentation of onychomycosis. Doug Brunk/MDedge News Dr.

Jun 4th, 2019 - To the Editor: A 17-year-old adolescent girl presented to the dermatology clinic with a tender pruritic rash on the left wrist that was spreading to the bilateral arms and legs of several years’ duration. An area of a prior biopsy on the left wris.