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Dermatophytosis

MedGen UID:
3768
Concept ID:
C0011636
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: dermatomycosis; dermatophytosis; fungal skin disease; fungal skin diseases; ringworm; skin disease, fungal; skin diseases, fungal
SNOMED CT: Dermatophytosis (47382004)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004678

Definition

A common fungal infection of the stratum corneum of the skin, hair, or nails by a dermatophyte. It is characterized by itching, inflammation, redness of the skin, small papular vesicles, central clearing, fissures, scaling, and/or hair loss in the affected area. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lopes AI, Tavaria FK, Pintado ME
Med Mycol 2020 Aug 1;58(6):707-720. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myz116. PMID: 31773153
Rosen T
J Drugs Dermatol 2015 Oct;14(10 Suppl):s48-54. PMID: 26461835
Laniosz V, Wetter DA
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2014 Sep;33(3):136-9. doi: 10.12788/j.sder.0110. PMID: 25577854

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gnat S, Nowakiewicz A, Łagowski D, Zięba P
J Med Microbiol 2019 Jun;68(6):823-836. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000982. PMID: 31050630
Nweze EI, Eke IE
Med Mycol 2018 Jan 1;56(1):13-28. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx025. PMID: 28419352
Day MJ
Am Fam Physician 2016 Nov 15;94(10):794-802. PMID: 27929279
Weitzman I, Summerbell RC
Clin Microbiol Rev 1995 Apr;8(2):240-59. doi: 10.1128/CMR.8.2.240. PMID: 7621400Free PMC Article
Calderon RA
Crit Rev Microbiol 1989;16(5):339-68. doi: 10.3109/10408418909104472. PMID: 2651010

Diagnosis

Bailiff OA, Mowad CM
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2021 Aug;41(3):493-515. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2021.04.009. PMID: 34225903
Begum J, Mir NA, Lingaraju MC, Buyamayum B, Dev K
J Basic Microbiol 2020 Apr;60(4):293-303. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1002/jobm.201900675. PMID: 32003043
Boehm TMSA, Mueller RS
Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2019 Aug;47(4):257-268. Epub 2019 Aug 21 doi: 10.1055/a-0969-1446. PMID: 31434126
Hay RJ
Mycopathologia 2017 Feb;182(1-2):87-93. Epub 2016 Sep 6 doi: 10.1007/s11046-016-0058-8. PMID: 27599708Free PMC Article
Taplin D
J Invest Dermatol 1976 Jul;67(1):177-81. doi: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12513020. PMID: 778288

Therapy

Begum J, Mir NA, Lingaraju MC, Buyamayum B, Dev K
J Basic Microbiol 2020 Apr;60(4):293-303. Epub 2020 Jan 31 doi: 10.1002/jobm.201900675. PMID: 32003043
Hay RJ
Mycopathologia 2017 Feb;182(1-2):87-93. Epub 2016 Sep 6 doi: 10.1007/s11046-016-0058-8. PMID: 27599708Free PMC Article
Bressan AL, Silva RS, Fonseca JC, Alves Mde F
An Bras Dermatol 2011 Jul-Aug;86(4):797-8. doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000400030. PMID: 21987154
Piérard GE, Arrese JE, Piérard-Franchimont C
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2000 Jan;1(2):287-304. doi: 10.1517/14656566.1.2.287. PMID: 11249550
Taplin D
J Invest Dermatol 1976 Jul;67(1):177-81. doi: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12513020. PMID: 778288

Prognosis

Chen XQ, Yu J
Mycopathologia 2023 Oct;188(5):433-447. Epub 2023 Apr 3 doi: 10.1007/s11046-023-00710-8. PMID: 37012556
Sato T
Med Mycol J 2017;58(2):E71-E77. doi: 10.3314/mmj.17.006. PMID: 28566662
Gupta AK, Chow M, Daniel CR, Aly R
Dermatol Clin 2003 Jul;21(3):431-62. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(03)00032-9. PMID: 12956197
Masri-Fridling GD
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):33-40. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70322-3. PMID: 8821155
Elewski B
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):23-31. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70321-1. PMID: 8821154

Clinical prediction guides

Shenoy MM, Rengasamy M, Dogra S, Kaur T, Asokan N, Sarveswari KN, Poojary S, Arora D, Patil S, Das A, Srivastava A, Katakam BK, Mahajan V
Mycoses 2022 Jan;65(1):13-23. Epub 2021 Aug 19 doi: 10.1111/myc.13360. PMID: 34378240
Jha K, Shaw D, Karim A, Narang T, Saikia B, Rudramurthy SM, Saikia UN, Dogra S
Mycoses 2021 Nov;64(11):1429-1441. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1111/myc.13322. PMID: 34010462
Gnat S, Nowakiewicz A, Łagowski D, Zięba P
J Med Microbiol 2019 Jun;68(6):823-836. Epub 2019 May 3 doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000982. PMID: 31050630
Faway É, Lambert de Rouvroit C, Poumay Y
Exp Dermatol 2018 Aug;27(8):915-922. doi: 10.1111/exd.13726. PMID: 29957851
Coulibaly O, L'Ollivier C, Piarroux R, Ranque S
Med Mycol 2018 Feb 1;56(2):145-161. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx048. PMID: 28992062

Recent systematic reviews

Gupta AK, Polla Ravi S, Wang T, Bakotic WL, Shemer A
Mycopathologia 2024 May 11;189(3):45. doi: 10.1007/s11046-024-00856-z. PMID: 38734753
de Oliveira Pereira F, Gomes SM, Lima da Silva S, Paula de Castro Teixeira A, Lima IO
J Med Microbiol 2021 Mar;70(3) Epub 2021 Feb 1 doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001321. PMID: 33533707
Wang R, Huang C, Zhang Y, Li R
Mycoses 2021 Apr;64(4):340-348. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1111/myc.13212. PMID: 33217082
Kermani F, Moosazadeh M, Hosseini SA, Bandalizadeh Z, Barzegari S, Shokohi T
Curr Microbiol 2020 Apr;77(4):602-611. Epub 2019 Nov 26 doi: 10.1007/s00284-019-01816-3. PMID: 31773190
Schierhout G, McGregor S, Gessain A, Einsiedel L, Martinello M, Kaldor J
Lancet Infect Dis 2020 Jan;20(1):133-143. Epub 2019 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30402-5. PMID: 31648940

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