All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Dermatomyositis is one of a group of acquired muscle diseases called inflammatory myopathies disorder of muscle tissue or muscles, which are characterized by chronic muscle inflammation accompanied by muscle weakness. Dermatophytes, a group of keratinophilic fungi thriving on the keratin substrate are the etiological agents responsible for causing cutaneous infections. Diagnosis and management of cases of suspected dermatomycosis. Dermatomycosis, animal, microsporum canis, malassezia pachydermatis, aspergillus fumigatus. Dermatophytosis is currently treated with the commercially available topical and oral antifungal agents in spite of the existing side effects. The full text of this article is available in pdf format. There are three groups of fungi that can cause dermatomycosis. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
A dermatomycosis is a highly contagious skin disease caused by fungi. Dermatomyositis genetic and rare diseases information. Bovine skin dermatobiosis frequency in holstein cows from. This list of entries can be sorted in both ascending and descending order by name, extension, size, and directory, as well as filtered in real time by title. The cardinal symptom is a skin rash that precedes or accompanies progressive muscle weakness.
The fungal organisms are the dark staining, thick, quasilinear objects below with skin surface. Other names for a dermatomycosis are tinea, ringworm, jock itch, and athletes foot. Most of these fungi reside in the soil and are involved in decomposition. An epidemiological study of animals dermatomycoses in iran em. Direct detection and differentiation of dermatomycosis pathogens by. A dermatomycosis is a skin disease caused by a fungus. Natural history of the dermatophytes and related fungi springerlink. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 697k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Ringworm dermatophytosis, tinea, trichophytosis, microsporosis. Dermatomycosis includes any fungal infection of the skin such as secondary spread from systemic mycosis, infection by candida spp or.
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