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A dermatomycosis is a skin disease caused by a fungus. [1] The most frequent form is dermatophytosis (ringworm, tinea). Another example is cutaneous candidiasis. These fungal infections impair superficial layers of the skin, hair and nails.
Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a disease caused by fungi. [5] [13] Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic.
Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin [2] (a dermatomycosis), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. [1] Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. [1]
Tinea versicolor (also known as dermatomycosis furfuracea, pityriasis versicolor, and tinea flava) [2] is a condition characterized by a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities, hypopigmentation macule in area of sun induced pigmentation. During the winter the pigment becomes reddish brown.
Children from ages 3–7 are most commonly infected with tinea capitis. [3] Trichophyton tonsurans is the most common cause of out breaks of tinea capitis in children, and is the main cause of endothrix (inside hair) infections. Trichophyton rubrum is also a very common cause of favus, a form of tinea capitis in which crusts are seen on the scalp.
Neoscytalidium dimidiatum has been described as an agent to cause infections referred to as dermatomycosis, onychomycosis, [9] ringworm or tinea, [11] affecting human nails, toe webs and feet, and skin, [3] [10] [12] forming hyphomycete, [12] and also sometimes infecting the palms of hands but this is a rare occurrence. [3]
It may have a variety of appearances; most easily identifiable are the enlarging raised red rings with a central area of clearing (). [3]The same appearances of ringworm may also occur on the scalp (tinea capitis), beard area (tinea barbae) or the groin (tinea cruris, known as jock itch or dhobi itch).
Microsporum canis has been identified as a causal agent of a ringworm infection in pets, tinea capitis and tinea corporis in humans, children in particular. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 5 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Microsporum canis is among the most common dermatophytes associated with tinea capitis and tinea corporis.