Onychomycosis is a fungal nail infection caused by dermatophytes, nondermatophyte
molds, and yeasts. This difficult‐to‐treat chronic infection has a tendency to relapse despite …

Keratinophilic fungi are mostly soil-inhabiting organisms with occasional infections in
humans and animals. Even though most dermatophytes are host-adapted, cross-species …

Background Fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails are the largest and most
widespread group of all mycoses. Nannizzia nana is a relatively rare etiological factor of …

In humans worldwide, Microsporum sp. is a frequent agent of dermatophytsosis. When
considering the emergence of resistant fungi and the clinical relevance of dermatophytosis …

Infections of the finger and the toe nails are most frequently caused by fungi, primarily
dermatophytes. Causative agents of tinea unguium are mostly anthropophilic …

Microsporum canis is a widely distributed dermatophyte, which is among the main
etiological agents of dermatophytosis in humans and domestic animals. This fungus …

Background: Dermatophytoma, also described as a longitudinal streak/spike, is a form of
onychomycosis that presents as yellow/white streaks or patches in the subungual space …

Background: Microsporum gypseum is a geophilic dermatophyte that colonises keratinous
substances in the soil. Fur-bearing animals carry this dermatophyte but are rarely infected …

Onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail primarily caused by the dermatophytes
Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The topical-based treatment of …

Background Nannizzia nana is a zoophilic dermatophyte that affects animals like pigs, boars
and, exceptionally, humans, in whom it causes tinea capitis, as well as tinea corporis and …