Fungal infections of the nail (medically known as onychomycosis or tinea unguium) is a common condition affecting up to 20 per cent of the population, both men and women, the ...

Ringworm is a common fungal skin infection that spreads easily and often looks like a thin red circle on the skin. Despite ...

Department of Dermatology, Hangzhou Third People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Third Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China Background: This study aimed to analyze the ...

A fungal skin infection occurs when a fungus (such as yeast or mold) grows and creates a reaction on your skin surface. Fungi (the plural of “fungus”) spread by releasing particles called spores into ...

Dermatophytes are a group of closely related keratinophilic fungi that infect keratinized tissues such as hair, nails and skin. The disease caused by dermatophytes is known as dermatophytosis which ...

Ringworm on your eyelid, also called periocular tinea faciei and dermatophytosis, is a contagious infection caused by a fungus. It may be transmitted if you touch something that has ringworm and then ...

Just noticed an itchy, red area on your arm or leg? Among the many skin conditions that could be to blame, psoriasis and ringworm are two that can easily make the list of suspects to the untrained eye ...

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aDepartment of Dermatology, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia bDepartment of General Paediatrics, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia cDepartment of Refugee and Global ...