Ringworm on the fingertips, fingers, or elsewhere on the hands is called tinea manuum. Tinea manuum is a contagious fungal infection on the hands, often starting on the palms. Tinea is the technical ...

This study was led by Dr Xin Zhou, Prof. Sybren de Hoog (Radboud UMC Center of Expertise for Mycology, Netherlands), and Prof. Peiying Feng (Sun Yat-Sen University, China). Through comparative genomic ...

THE fungi causing infections solely of the glabrous skin, scalp, beard and nails are known as dermatophytes, or cutaneous fungi. These fungi do not produce visceral infections. However, Candida ...

Dermatophytes as a closely related keratinolytic group of fungi with special mentioning of T. mentagrophytes, and M. canis representing the zoophilic groups; T. benhamiae complex and M. canis complex ...

Dermatophytosis is a zoonotic disease caused by a closely related group of keratinophilic hyaline fungal agents called the dermatophytes group. It includes three main genera and more than fifty ...

Jock itch is an infection caused by fungi called dermatophytes. Dermatophytes like to live in moist places on your body, such as your feet, groin, and armpits. The medical term is tinea cruris. It’s a ...

Bien qu’elle porte le nom d’herpès, cette pathologie n’est pas causée par un virus, mais par des champignons microscopiques, appelés dermatophytes. Ceux-ci se développent sur un cuir chevelu sans ...