- Children onychomycosis, a neglected dermatophytosis: a retrospective study of epidemiology and treatment. [Journal Article]Mycoses. 2023 Jan 27 [Online ahead of print]M
- CONCLUSIONS: Onychomycosis was no longer a rare finding in children, for children with nail disorders, the diagnosis of onychomycosis should be considered. For mild patients, topical treatment can be a good choice, while for severe patients, oral antifungal drugs should be added under monitoring.
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- Patients with tinea pedis and onychomycosis are more likely to use disinfectants when washing textiles than controls. [Letter]APMIS. 2023 Jan 16 [Online ahead of print]A
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- Effectiveness and Safety of Ozone Therapy for Dermatological Disorders: A Literature Review of Clinical Trials. [Review]
- Ozone is a strong oxidizing agent, capable of promoting therapeutic effects such as antimicrobial, anti inflammatory, antioxidant and healing activities, with low probability of toxicity when used in a specific dosage range. The aim of this study was to conduct a literature review to assess clinical trials available over the past 10 years regarding the effectiveness and safety of ozone therapy to…
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- Cutaneous Fungal Infections in Patients Experiencing Homelessness and Treatment in Low-Resource Settings: A Scoping Review. [Review]
- Patients experiencing homelessness (PEH) suffer from a high burden of cutaneous fungal infections. Preventative treatment is important as such infections can lead to harmful complications such as cellulitis and even osteomyelitis. There are sparse data regarding cutaneous fungal infections of homeless populations and management in low-resource settings. A MEDLINE search was conducted using the ke…
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- Tinea Gladiatorum Detection With a Dermatophyte Test Strip. [Journal Article]Clin J Sport Med. 2023 01 01; 33(1):67-68.CJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Similar to rapid Covid antigen tests, DTS required brief, basic training to perform and gave onsite results in 5 to 30 minutes. Although DTS is not approved for use in the United States by the FDA, concordance compared with direct KOH microscopy in diagnosing tinea gladiatorum was similar to results reported for DTS-TU in tinea unguium and tinea pedis. Further study comparing DTS to a reference standard using PCR plus direct microscopy is warranted.
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- Investigation of Nagashima-type palmoplantar keratoderma in China: A cross-sectional study of 234 patients. [Journal Article]J Dermatol. 2022 Nov 01 [Online ahead of print]JD
- Nagashima-type palmoplantar keratoderma (NPPK) is the most prevalent hereditary palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK) in China, but there is a paucity of epidemiological data on the Chinese population. To explore the clinical and genetic characteristics, evaluate the demographic distribution, and estimate the burden of disease of NPPK. A total of 234 Chinese patients with NPPK were enrolled from two med…
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- Age changes of foot microbiome estimated by microscopy method. [Journal Article]Klin Lab Diagn. 2022 Oct 14; 67(10):607-612.KL
- Despite of great number of investigations in the area of tinea pedis, question is opened: to what extent dermatophyte fungi are spread among modern population and does their occurrence interrelated with host age? Investigated group included 99 volunteers from 14 to 73 years old. Skin scales were collected from heel area of foot, and signs of heel skin trouble were expressed in points. In contrast…
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- Identification of Dermatophyte and Non-Dermatophyte Agents in Onychomycosis by PCR and DNA Sequencing-A Retrospective Comparison of Diagnostic Tools. [Journal Article]
- Rapid and reliable fungal identification is crucial to delineate infectious diseases, and to establish appropriate treatment for onychomycosis. Compared to conventional diagnostic methods, molecular techniques are faster and feature higher accuracy in fungal identification. However, in current clinical practice, molecular mycology is not widely available, and its practical applicability is still …
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- Onychomycosis in underrepresented groups: an all of us database analysis. [Journal Article]
- Few research studies evaluating the impact of dermatologic diseases in the United States (US) have adequately included underrepresented groups. All of Us (AoU) is an ongoing precision medicine-based research initiative by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that facilitates research in populations traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research by prioritizing them for data collection. …
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- Systematic review of the prevalence of onychomycosis in children. [Review]Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Nov; 39(6):855-865.PD
- Onychomycosis is one of the most common nail diseases in adults but is described as infrequent in children. Data are, however, scattered and diverse. Studies have nevertheless suggested that the prevalence of onychomycosis is increasing in children lately and the aim of this review was therefore to examine this problem. Two authors individually searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library for ar…
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- Update on dermatophytosis in Mashhad, Northeastern Iran, emergence of infection with Trichophyton persicum. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: Dermatophytosis has yet remained a public health problem in Northeastern Iran, and infection with new and less frequent species, e.g., T. persicum, N. fulva and N. persicolor have emerged. The Tef-1α gene partial sequencing reconfirmed the resolution power of this locus for the determination of species boundaries in dermatophytes.
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- First Isolation of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum from Human Dermatomycosis in Japan. [Journal Article]Med Mycol J. 2022; 63(3):71-75.MM
- Neoscytalidium dimidiatum is a common fungus that causes non-dermatophyte dermatomycosis in tropical regions, but there have been no reports of infection with N. dimidiatum in Japan. Here, we report the first isolation of N. dimidiatum from human dermatomycosis in Japan. A 62-year-old healthy Japanese male had been treated with oral terbinafine for tinea pedis diagnosed from a microscopic examina…
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- Acute exacerbation of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy at the site of a retinal pigment epithelium aperture. [Journal Article]Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2022 Aug 23 [Online ahead of print]RC
- CONCLUSIONS: PDT allowed for excellent resolution of an atypical exudative and fibrinous form of CSCR associated with an RPE aperture.
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- Tinea pedis in underrepresented groups: All of Us database analysis. [Journal Article]Mycoses. 2023 Jan; 66(1):29-34.M
- CONCLUSIONS: Our findings are consistent with overall age, and gender-specific prevalence estimates from prior epidemiologic studies, validating the scientific consistency of the new AoU database. Additionally, there may be an increased burden of tinea pedis among Black and Hispanic individuals.
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- DNA-Chip-basierte Diagnose der Onychomykose und Tinea pedis. [Journal Article]J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2022 08; 20(8):1112-1122.JD
- Onychomykose (OM) und Tinea pedis (TP) sind häufige Pilzinfektionen der Haut. Aktuell basiert die Diagnose vornehmlich auf mikroskopischem Direktnachweis und/oder Kultur. Beide Methoden haben jedoch eine geringe bis mäβige Sensitivität und benötigen teilweise mehrere Wochen, bis endgültige Laborergebnisse vorliegen. Um die Diagnose kutaner Pilzinfektionen zu verbessern, wurden PCR-basierte Method…
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- StatPearls: Tinea Manuum [BOOK]StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island (FL)BOOK
- Tinea manuum is a superficial mycosis of the palm, dorsum, or interdigital folds of one or both hands. It is usually caused by dermatophytes, although rare cases caused by Hendersonula toruloidea and Scytalidium hyalinum have been reported in the literature. Tinea manuum frequently coexists with tinea pedis, but occasionally, localized forms may affect the hands exclusively. Tinea manuum is distr…
- StatPearls: Tinea Corporis [BOOK]StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island (FL)BOOK
- Tinea corporis is a superficial fungal skin infection of the body caused by dermatophytes. Tinea corporis is present worldwide. It is defined explicitly by the location of the lesions that may involve the trunk, neck, arms, and legs. Alternative names exist for dermatophyte infections that affect the other areas of the body. These include the scalp (tinea capitis), the face (tinea faciei), hands …
- Functional Reaction Times of a Simulated Blocking Test among Para Taekwondo Athletes. [Journal Article]
- Para taekwondo is a combat sport martial art that requires fast reaction times for successful defense during fighting. The current classification system is based on the function and the effective length of the upper limbs, which affects the athlete's ability to block. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the differences between the different classes in the athlete's ability to block and mov…
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- Preparation and Evaluation of a Microsponge Dermal Stratum Corneum Retention Drug Delivery System for Griseofulvin. [Journal Article]
- Griseofulvin (GF) is used as an antifungal to treat superficial skin fungal infections such as tinea capitis and tinea pedis. Currently, GF is only available in traditional oral dosage forms and suffers from poor and highly variable bioavailability, hepatotoxicity, and long duration of treatment. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to reduce the side effects of the drug and to increas…
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- DNA chip-based diagnosis of onychomycosis and tinea pedis. [Journal Article]J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2022 08; 20(8):1112-1121.JD
- CONCLUSIONS: DNA-chip technology shows high sensitivity for OM and TP diagnosis, especially when combined with microscopy.
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- Platyphylloside, a potential inhibitor from epicarp of B. aegyptiaca against CYP450 protein in T. rubrum - In vitro and in silico approaches. [Journal Article]
- Trichophyton rubrum is one of the major disease causing pathogens in human; mainly it causes tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea corporis. Cytochrome P450 which considered to be an important protein that can impact ergosterol biosynthesis pathway. B. aegyptiaca is rich source of secondary metabolites with tremendous medicinal values and it has sweet pulp, leaves with spine, strong seed and oily k…
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- From the Cochrane library: Oral treatments for fungal infections of the skin of the foot. [Letter]J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Nov; 87(5):e183-e184.JA
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- Genome-wide association study of dermatophytosis in the UK Biobank cohort. [Meta-Analysis]
- CONCLUSIONS: More research into genetic and other predisposing factors for dermatophytosis is critical because of the implications for prophylaxis and therapy. It might be possible to prevent infection and recurrence by identifying people who are vulnerable to chronic dermatophytosis. Identifying high-risk families would enable their members to be educated about the dangers of fungal diseases. New therapeutic techniques to target altered hormonal and immune response pathways might be created. TINAG is a prospective target that should be investigated, based on the findings of this article.
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- Bullous Tinea Pedis. [Journal Article]Mayo Clin Proc. 2022 07; 97(7):1396-1397.MC
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- StatPearls: Tinea Pedis [BOOK]StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island (FL)BOOK
- Tinea pedis or foot ringworm is an infection of the feet affecting soles, interdigital clefts of toes, and nails with a dermatophyte fungus. It is also called athlete’s foot.[1][2][3] The infection is caused by the dermatophyte, Trichophyton rubrum which was once endemic to many parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia. However, today the organism can be found in Europe and the Americas.
- The Most Common Type, Severity, and Expected Frequency of Injuries Vary by Defensive Position in Professional Baseball Players. [Journal Article]Am J Sports Med. 2022 07; 50(9):2534-2541.AJ
- CONCLUSIONS: The location, severity, and frequency of injuries vary by defensive position among professional baseball players.
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- Combination of Photodynamic Therapy and Oral Antifungals for the Treatment of Onychomycosis. [Journal Article]
- Onychomycosis accounts for 50% of nail disorders, making it one of the most prevalent fungal diseases and a therapeutic challenge. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) could constitute a therapeutic alternative, owing to its good adherence, the low probability of resistance, the lack of interaction with antimicrobials, and its favorable adverse effect profile. This retrospective observational study include…
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- Acupuncture treatment for tinea pedis of the foot in a Korean military hospital: a case report. [Case Reports]Acupunct Med. 2022 10; 40(5):493-495.AM
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- Effect of Household Laundering, Heat Drying, and Freezing on the Survival of Dermatophyte Conidia. [Journal Article]
- Dermatomycoses are one of the most common dermatological infectious diseases. Dermatophytoses, such as tinea pedis (athlete's foot) in adults and tinea capitis in children, are the most prevalent fungal diseases caused by dermatophytes. The transmission of anthropophilic dermatophytoses occurs almost exclusively through indirect contact with patient-contaminated belongings or environments and, su…
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- Disinfection trials with terbinafine-susceptible and terbinafine-resistant dermatophytes. [Journal Article]Mycoses. 2022 Jul; 65(7):741-746.M
- CONCLUSIONS: Soaking in a QAC-detergent for 24 h effectively disinfected sock pieces contaminated with dermatophytes.
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