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Dermatophytosis
Dermatophytosis is a group of mycosis infections of the skin caused by parasitic fungi (dermatophytes).

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Infections on the body may give rise to typical enlarging raised red rings of ringworm, infection on the skin of the feet may cause athlete's foot and in the groin jock itch. Involvement of the nails is termed onychomycosis, and they may thicken, discolour, and finally crumble and fall off.

They are common in most adult people, with up to 20 percent of the population having one of these infections at any given moment.

Dermatophytosis tends to get worse during summer, with symptoms alleviating during the winter. Animals such as dogs and cats can also be affected by ring worm and the disease can be transmitted between animals and humans(zoonotic disease).

Types

A number of different species of fungi are involved. Dermatophytes of the genera Trichophyton and Microsporum are the most common causative agents. These fungi attack various parts of the body and lead to the following conditions:

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Tackling feline ear disease, dermatophytosis
May 01, 2002; Skin Care This is an exciting time in feline dermatology. Many new diseases have been discovered, and new medications are...
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Protect yourself from dermatophytosis
Nov 01, 2001; Q Please provide current inforImation about small animal dermatophytosis (ringworm). A Dermatophytosis (ringworm) is most common...
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Dermatophytosis in Karaj, Iran.(Original Article)(Clinical report)
Oct 01, 2006; Byline: Keyvan. Pakshir, Jamal. Hashemi Background: Dermatophytosis is an infection of skin, hair and nails of the human and...
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Dermatophytosis in Assam.(Correspondence)
Jan 01, 2006; Byline: S. Sen, E. Rasul Dear Editor, The dermatophytoses constitute a group of superficial fungus infections of keratinised...
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Findings from Case Western Reserve University broaden understanding of dermatophytosis.(Report)
Feb 11, 2009; Currently available topical antifungals are often not satisfactory for the treatment of nail infections, because of the inability...
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