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Dermatomycosis

MedGen UID:
8330
•Concept ID:
C0011630
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Dermatomycoses; Dermatophyte Infection; Fungal Skin Diseases; Skin Diseases, Fungal
SNOMED CT: Fungal dermatosis (14560005); Dermal mycosis (14560005); Cutaneous mycosis (14560005); Fungal dermatitis (14560005); Dermatomycosis (14560005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002040

Definition

Fungal infection of skin. [from SNOMEDCT_US]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Guidelines for the management of dermatomycosis (2019).
Mochizuki T, Tsuboi R, Iozumi K, Ishizaki S, Ushigami T, Ogawa Y, Kaneko T, Kawai M, Kitami Y, Kusuhara M, Kono T, Sato T, Sato T, Shimoyama H, Takenaka M, Tanabe H, Tsuji G, Tsunemi Y, Hata Y, Harada K, Fukuda T, Matsuda T, Maruyama R; Guidelines Committee of the Japanese Dermatological Association
J Dermatol 2020 Dec;47(12):1343-1373. Epub 2020 Sep 25 doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15618. PMID: 32978814
Efficacy and safety of topical antifungals in the treatment of dermatomycosis: a systematic review.
Rotta I, Sanchez A, Gonçalves PR, Otuki MF, Correr CJ
Br J Dermatol 2012 May;166(5):927-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10815.x. PMID: 22233283
Hygienic relevance and risk assessment of antimicrobial-impregnated textiles.
Kramer A, Guggenbichler P, Heldt P, Jünger M, Ladwig A, Thierbach H, Weber U, Daeschlein G
Curr Probl Dermatol 2006;33:78-109. doi: 10.1159/000093938. PMID: 16766883

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Epidemiological, clinical and mycological study of dermatomycosis in diabetic patients.
Cheikhrouhou S, Attoini A, Aloui D, Bouchekoua M, Trabelsi S, Khaled S
Tunis Med 2021 Aout;99(8):911-918. PMID: 35261020Free PMC Article
Dermatophytosis in military in the central-west region of Brazil: literature review.
Leite DP Jr, Amadio JV, Simões Sde A, de Araújo SM, da Silva NM, Anzai MC, Hahn RC
Mycopathologia 2014 Feb;177(1-2):65-74. Epub 2013 Nov 6 doi: 10.1007/s11046-013-9714-4. PMID: 24197904
Migration and mycoses.
Morrone A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2013 Dec;148(6):573-91. PMID: 24442038
Efficacy of topical antifungal drugs in different dermatomycoses: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Rotta I, Otuki MF, Sanches AC, Correr CJ
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2012 May-Jun;58(3):308-18. PMID: 22735222
Hygienic relevance and risk assessment of antimicrobial-impregnated textiles.
Kramer A, Guggenbichler P, Heldt P, Jünger M, Ladwig A, Thierbach H, Weber U, Daeschlein G
Curr Probl Dermatol 2006;33:78-109. doi: 10.1159/000093938. PMID: 16766883

Diagnosis

Comparison of samples of blister fluid and scales in the diagnosis of dermatomycosis.
Xia H, Mo XH, Yang LJ, Yang H, Tan JW, Yu Q, Zhang PF, Tan F
Mycoses 2022 Oct;65(10):969-975. Epub 2022 Jul 25 doi: 10.1111/myc.13494. PMID: 35815924
Epidemiological, clinical and mycological study of dermatomycosis in diabetic patients.
Cheikhrouhou S, Attoini A, Aloui D, Bouchekoua M, Trabelsi S, Khaled S
Tunis Med 2021 Aout;99(8):911-918. PMID: 35261020Free PMC Article
Unusual Species of Dermatophytes: Rarely Identified or New?
Hayette MP, Sacheli R
Mycopathologia 2017 Feb;182(1-2):203-213. Epub 2016 Sep 17 doi: 10.1007/s11046-016-0066-8. PMID: 27640161
Non-dermatophyte Dermatoses Mimicking Dermatophytoses in Humans.
Libon F, Nikkels-Tassoudji N, Dezfoulian B, Arrese JE, Nikkels AF
Mycopathologia 2017 Feb;182(1-2):101-111. Epub 2016 Sep 2 doi: 10.1007/s11046-016-0059-7. PMID: 27590363
Migration and mycoses.
Morrone A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2013 Dec;148(6):573-91. PMID: 24442038

Therapy

Recalcitrant cutaneous fungal infections-A growing problem.
Koh XQ, Pan JY
Australas J Dermatol 2023 Aug;64(3):315-321. Epub 2023 Jun 30 doi: 10.1111/ajd.14115. PMID: 37387447
Dermatomycoses and inflammation: The adaptive balance between growth, damage, and survival.
Hube B, Hay R, Brasch J, Veraldi S, Schaller M
J Mycol Med 2015 Mar;25(1):e44-58. Epub 2015 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2014.11.002. PMID: 25662199
Carriers in the topical treatment of skin disease.
Korting HC, Schäfer-Korting M
Handb Exp Pharmacol 2010;(197):435-68. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-00477-3_15. PMID: 20217539
Itraconazole pulse therapy for onychomycosis and dermatomycoses: an overview.
Doncker PD, Gupta AK, Marynissen G, Stoffels P, Heremans A
J Am Acad Dermatol 1997 Dec;37(6):969-74. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(97)70074-4. PMID: 9418766
Oral terbinafine: a new antifungal agent.
Abdel-Rahman SM, Nahata MC
Ann Pharmacother 1997 Apr;31(4):445-56. doi: 10.1177/106002809703100412. PMID: 9101008

Prognosis

Epidemiological, clinical and mycological study of dermatomycosis in diabetic patients.
Cheikhrouhou S, Attoini A, Aloui D, Bouchekoua M, Trabelsi S, Khaled S
Tunis Med 2021 Aout;99(8):911-918. PMID: 35261020Free PMC Article
Migration and mycoses.
Morrone A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2013 Dec;148(6):573-91. PMID: 24442038
Epidemiological trends in skin mycoses worldwide.
Havlickova B, Czaika VA, Friedrich M
Mycoses 2008 Sep;51 Suppl 4:2-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01606.x. PMID: 18783559
Hygienic relevance and risk assessment of antimicrobial-impregnated textiles.
Kramer A, Guggenbichler P, Heldt P, Jünger M, Ladwig A, Thierbach H, Weber U, Daeschlein G
Curr Probl Dermatol 2006;33:78-109. doi: 10.1159/000093938. PMID: 16766883
Adult T cell leukaemia-lymphoma.
Yamaguchi K, Takatsuki K
Baillieres Clin Haematol 1993 Dec;6(4):899-915. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3536(05)80183-0. PMID: 8038496

Clinical prediction guides

Epidemiological, clinical and mycological study of dermatomycosis in diabetic patients.
Cheikhrouhou S, Attoini A, Aloui D, Bouchekoua M, Trabelsi S, Khaled S
Tunis Med 2021 Aout;99(8):911-918. PMID: 35261020Free PMC Article
2016 Epidemiological Survey of Dermatomycoses in Japan.
Shimoyama H, Sei Y
Med Mycol J 2019;60(3):75-82. doi: 10.3314/mmj.19.007. PMID: 31474694
Migration and mycoses.
Morrone A
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2013 Dec;148(6):573-91. PMID: 24442038
Efficacy and safety of topical antifungals in the treatment of dermatomycosis: a systematic review.
Rotta I, Sanchez A, Gonçalves PR, Otuki MF, Correr CJ
Br J Dermatol 2012 May;166(5):927-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10815.x. PMID: 22233283
Oral terbinafine: a new antifungal agent.
Abdel-Rahman SM, Nahata MC
Ann Pharmacother 1997 Apr;31(4):445-56. doi: 10.1177/106002809703100412. PMID: 9101008

Recent systematic reviews

Efficacy of topical antifungal drugs in different dermatomycoses: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Rotta I, Otuki MF, Sanches AC, Correr CJ
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2012 May-Jun;58(3):308-18. PMID: 22735222
Efficacy and safety of topical antifungals in the treatment of dermatomycosis: a systematic review.
Rotta I, Sanchez A, Gonçalves PR, Otuki MF, Correr CJ
Br J Dermatol 2012 May;166(5):927-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2012.10815.x. PMID: 22233283

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