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Aspergillosis comprises a spectrum of diseases caused by species of a ubiquitous saprophytic mold, Aspergillus, that usually lives on decaying vegetation. Aspergillus organisms rarely behave as pathogens in an immunocompetent...
Recently, small mammals have become a papular pet in Korea, there has been an increase in reports of dermatophytosis in human as a result of frequent contact with small mammals....
Dermatophytes are keratinophilic fungi responsible for superficial infections called dermatophytoses and composed of three anamorphic genera, Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton. The identification of these species by mycological methods is sometimes...
Seborrheic dermatitis is a very common, subacute or chronic disease, characterized by red scaly lesions on the sebum-rich areas of the scalp, face and upper trunk. The causal factor of...
We report a case of cutaneous cryptococcosis resembling verrucous granuloma on the lower lip in a 18-year-old female. She presented with a 3x1.5 cm sized painful verrucous granuloma with white,...
Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous bacterial infection most commonly involving the cervicofacial region, thorax and the abdomen. Cervicofacial infection is the most frequent presentation and this results when...
BACKGROUND: Treatment of toenail onychomycosis requires long term oral medication of antifungal agent and its compliance was about 30% in outpatient base.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate...
In the past 15 years, from 1986 to 2000, 2,763 cases of superficial mycoses had been diagnosed and treated in Jillin Province. Other mycoses included 1,450 cases of tinea versicolor,...
Invasive aspergillosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. And there has been substantial increase in the number of cases documented at autopsy in all developed...