Dermatophytosis has attained unprecedented dimensions in recent years in India. Its clinical
presentation is now multifarious, often with atypical morphology, severe forms and unusually …

Dermatophytosis is a common superficial fungal infection of the skin and its appendages
caused by dermatophytes. Recent times have witnessed a dynamic evolution of …

Skin infection is a worldwide issue that requires joint efforts to develop suitable wound
dressing. Hydrogel as the ideal form of wound dressing usually suffered from complicated …

Resistant superficial dermatophytic infections of the skin and its appendages have emerged
as a major health problem in India. Mutations in Squalene epoxidase gene have led to …

Background There has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of chronic, recurrent
and steroid modified dermatophytosis of the glabrous skin in the recent years in India. There …

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of proteinase K on mature biofilms of dermatophytes,
by assays of metabolic activity and biomass. In addition, the proteinase K–terbinafine and …

The delineation of the pathogenic interaction between the host skin immune responses and
dermatophytes has remained indigent. The obscure enigma in host-dermatophyte …

Microsporum canis is a zoophilic dermatophyte and the most common fungus isolated from
dogs and cats worldwide. To invade skin, this pathogen uses different enzymes, which may …

Background India is witnessing an epidemic of dermatophytosis. The role of host immune
response against fungi in chronicity and dissemination is topic of ongoing research. We …

Background: The epidemiological and mycological patterns of superficial mycoses across
various geographic regions of India across the last few years are changing. Objective: This …