Dermatomycosis
| Dermatomycosis | |
|---|---|
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| Micrograph of a superficial dermatomycosis. The fungal organisms are the dark staining, thick, quasi-linear objects below with skin surface. Vulvar biopsy. GMS stain. | |
| Specialty | Infectious diseases  |
| Symptoms | These fungal infections impair superficial layers of the skin, hair and nails. |
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.
Literature
- Pietro Nenoff, Constanze Krüger, Gabriele Ginter-Hanselmayer, Hans-Jürgen Tietz (2014) Mycology – an update. Part 1: Dermatomycoses: Causative agents, epidemiology and pathogenesis
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