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| fungal flora in human skin and skin appendages infections in the region of lódź, poland. | in the years 1987-95, 3550 patients with mycotic skin infections were divided into two groups: a group of 2282 (64.3%) subjects with dermatophytosis and a group of 1268 (35.7%) subjects with other fungal infections. among dermatophytes the most common infectious agent was trichophyton mentagrophytes (33%), followed by t. rubrum (30%) and microsporum canis (11%). a total of 17% of all infections were caused by candida sp. | 1998 | 9715642 |
| relapsing tinea capitis by microsporum canis in an adult female renal transplant recipient. | scalp ringworm is very uncommon in adults. the occurrence and the atypical clinical course of this unusual dermatophytosis in a female renal transplant recipient are described. furthermore, the prevalence and the clinical features of superficial fungal infection in renal transplant recipients are reviewed. as immunosuppression enhances the risk of antifungal therapy failure, more prolonged treatment and careful follow-up are necessary to obtain complete recovery from any dermatophytosis in renal ... | 1998 | 9730705 |
| [dermatophytosis in the greater resistencia area, chaco province, argentina]. | epidemiological characteristics of dermatophytoses in the metropolitan area of resistencia city are described. hair fragments, skin, scalp or nail scrapings were collected from 3.507 persons with dermatological symptoms of probable fungal origin. the mycological studies were performed by three mycological laboratories, one from a university institute and two from private laboratories. direct microscopic examinations showed fungi in 39.66% of samples, while the recovering of dermatophytes from cu ... | 1998 | 9744034 |
| itraconazole oral solution for the treatment of tinea capitis. | twenty-seven children (12 boys, 15 girls, age range 3-11 years, weight range 10-40 kg) were treated with itraconazole oral solution 10 mg/ml given as pulse therapy for tinea capitis. the dosage regimen was 3 mg/kg per day given once daily in a fasting state with each pulse lasting 1 week. the first two pulses were separated by a 2-week off-drug period, and the second and third pulses had a 3-week period without drug between them. for each patient a second and third pulse were administered if the ... | 1998 | 9764158 |
| increased incidence of trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis in ontario, canada between 1985 and 1996. | in canada, since the 1990s, trichophyton tonsurans has emerged as the main cause of tinea capitis. prior to this the more common agents were t. verrucosum, microsporum canis and m. audouinii. over the past few years the incidence of t. tonsurans has increased such that in 1985 and 1996 the cases of mycologically confirmed tinea capitis due to t. tonsurans were 9% and 76%, respectively. the epidemic of t. tonsurans has reduced the role of wood's lamp in diagnosis of tinea capitis. the age distrib ... | 1998 | 9776814 |
| comments on microsporum canis. | 1998 | 9776843 | |
| efficacy of oral administration of itraconazole to cats with dermatophytosis caused by microsporum canis. | to determine efficacy of orally administered itraconazole in cats with dermatophytosis caused by microsporum canis. | 1998 | 9776995 |
| antimicrobial effects of aqueous plant extracts on the fungi microsporum canis and trichophyton rubrum and on three bacterial species. | aqueous extracts of 10 plants were tested for their ability to inhibit trichophyton rubrum and microsporum canis, the aetiological agents of dermal fungal infections in humans. these extracts were also evaluated for their activity against some bacteria. aqueous extracts from the leaves of inula viscosa produced detectable antifungal activity against these dermatophytes. | 1998 | 9489036 |
| butenafine. | butenafine is a new antifungal agent with primary fungicidal activity against dermatophytes such as trichophyton mentagrophytes, microsporum canis and trichophyton rubrum which cause tinea infections. 14c-labelled butenafine (approximately 30 micrograms/g tissue) was found within guinea-pig dorsal skin 24 hours after topical application. most of the drug was distributed into the epidermis including the horny layer. small amounts were found in the dermis, probably transported via sebaceous glands ... | 1998 | 9530545 |
| griseofulvin and terbinafine in the treatment of tinea capitis in children. | to compare the effectiveness of griseofulvin and terbinafine in the treatment of tinea capitis in children. | 1998 | 9539918 |
| [mycetomas caused by microsporum canis. report of one case]. | we report an eight years old boy presenting with a pyogenic granuloma of the scalp, generalized alopecia, descamative plates in the neck, trunk and limbs and nail involvement. cultures for fungus of all these lesions disclosed microspore canis. the patient was treated with oral griseofulvin, miconazole and topical tolnaftate. five years later and after several incomplete treatments, the patient returns with a fistulous mass of 15 x 8 cm in the dorsal area whose culture revealed microspore canis. ... | 1997 | 9567397 |
| lack of efficacy of 6-week treatment with oral terbinafine for tinea capitis due to microsporum canis in children. | twenty-two children aged 2 to 9 years with noninflammatory tinea capitis due to microsporum canis were evaluated in an open clinical pilot study run from january 1994 to july 1995. each child was given oral terbinafine according to body weight for 6 weeks. mycologic evaluation was done at the end of treatment and after follow-up periods of 4 and 8 weeks. none of the patients achieved complete mycologic cure by the end of the treatment period. four weeks later complete mycologic cure was establis ... | 1997 | 9050765 |
| the use of oral terbinafine (lamisil) in children. | in an ongoing study of lamisil in children, 21 patients have so far been enrolled and preliminary data are reported in this paper. eighteen have tinea capitis and 1 has tinea corporis. so far, trichophyton tonsurans has been identified in 17 and trichophyton violaceum in 2. lamisil has so far proved to be well tolerated, efficacious and cost-effective in a 2-week course in those children with a trichophyton species. if microsporum canis is isolated, a longer course is probably indicated. lamisil ... | 1997 | 9154402 |
| in vitro evaluation of antifungal properties of 8.o.4'-neolignans. | eighteen racemic 8.o.4'-neolignans with six different substitution patterns in rings a and b, in their ketone and in their erythro and threo alcoholic forms, were evaluated for antifungal activity by the agar dilution method. only the alcohols exhibited a broad spectrum of activities against microsporum canis, microsporum gypseum, tricophyton mentagrophytes, tricophyton rubrum, and epidermophyton floccosum. (+/-)-erythro-3,4-(methylenedioxy) -7-hydroxy-1'-allyl-3',5'-dimethoxy-8.o.4'-neolignan ( ... | 1997 | 9249968 |
| [microsporum infections in hajdú-bihar county]. | mycotic infections caused by microsporum canis occurred in 237 cases between 1983-1995 in hajdú-bihar county. the disease accumulated seasonally up during the beginning of summer and the end of autumn, in particularly. children and young people had often got microsporiasis. women patients seemed to be more frequent than men. the disease in many cases, appeared on all members of families. a main factor in spreading of pathogen were apparently healthy persian cats. only few cases could be observed ... | 1997 | 9254352 |
| dermatophytomycoses in children in rural kenya: the impact of primary health care. | in a survey of 5780 children from 13 schools in rural kisumu district (western kenya) in 1993, a prevalence rate of dermatophytomycoses of 10.1% was found. three-quarters of the affected children suffered from tinea capitis (prevalence rate 7.8%), caused by microsporum audouinii var. langeronii, trichophyton violaceum and microsporum canis. in 1994, a dermatology programme within the primary health care system was started. twelve community health workers (chws), trained in diagnosis and treatmen ... | 1997 | 9260482 |
| prevalence and characterization of microsporum canis carriage in cats. | in order to determine the prevalence and to characterize the carriage of microsporum canis in cats, different mycological examinations (including a culture obtained by hair brushing and wood's light examination) were performed on 632 animals of different origins. group 1 comprised 467 healthy pet cats belonging to veterinary students. in this group, prevalence of carriage was 2.1%: eight cats were asymptomatic transient carriers and one cat was an asymptomatic infected animal presenting discrete ... | 1997 | 9292421 |
| contact-sensing by hyphae of dermatophytic and saprophytic fungi. | contact-sensing or thigmotropism is the directional growth response of cells in relation to topographical guidance cues. thigmotropism is thought to play a major role in the location of infectable sites on plants by phytopathogenic fungi and has recently been shown to be a property of hyphae in the human pathogenic fungus candida albicans. here we show that hyphae of the dermatophytes epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum canis and trichophyton mentagrophytes reorientate their direction of growt ... | 1997 | 9292428 |
| systemic antifungal treatment of children with terbinafine. | at present, griseofulvin is the only licensed drug for oral treatment of dermatophyte infections in children. | 1997 | 9310719 |
| dermatophytes isolated from domestic animals in barcelona, spain. | this retrospective study deals with the main samples studied at the mycology diagnostic service of the faculty of veterinary science of barcelona: animals with suspected dermatophytosis. over a ten-year period from 1986 to 1995, 136 dermatophytes were identified from dog and cat cultures submitted for identification and from specimens submitted for mycological examination from a variety of other domestic animals. the most frequent dermatophytes isolated were microsporum canis (55.9%), trichophyt ... | 1997 | 9335154 |
| prevalence of undetected tinea capitis in a school survey in spain. | from october 1994 to november 1995, a prospective study aiming to detect dermatophytes on the scalp was undertaken in 5000 unselected school children aged between 3 and 16 years (mean age 8.34 years, sd +/- 3.83). thirty-two (0.64%) had dermatophytes in the scalp, 22. (0.44%) had tinea capitis and 10 were asymptomatic scalp carriers. it is important to point out that 33% of the patients with tinea capitis and 60% of the asymptomatic scalp carriers also had ringworm in other body sites. there was ... | 1997 | 9375502 |
| povidone-iodine wash solutions in the prevention of superficial fungal infections; predictive evaluation using the corneofungimetry bioassay. | prevention of superficial mycoses remains a stubborn problem. the effect of antiseptics for that purpose is largely unknown. we studied the potential fungitoxic activity of povidone iodine (pvp-i) contained in wash solutions. | 1997 | 9403279 |
| a succinylanthranilic acid ester and other bioactive constituents of jolyna laminarioides. | methyl 2-[propanamide-2'-methoxycarbonyl] benzoate, fucosterol, trans-phytol and p-formylphenol were isolated for the first time from a methanolic extract of jolyna laminarioides. methyl 2-[propanamide-2'-methoxycarbonyl]-benzoate exhibited chymotrypsin inhibitory activity and also found to be active against escherichia coli and shigella boydii. fucosterol exhibited antifungal activity against curvularia lunata, stachybotrys atra and microsporum canis. | 1997 | 9423291 |
| some aspects of dermatophytoses seen at university hospital in florianópolis, santa catarina, brazil. | dematophytoses comprise mycoses which are very frequently diagnosed in the routine of clinical laboratories of florianópolis, like any other brazilian cities. however, no clinical or epidemiological studies data have been published for that city so far. to partially clarify these questions, we carried out a study on this subject on patients who sought the mycology services of hospital of federal university of santa catarina, from january 1995 to november 1996. the most prevalent dermatophyte was ... | 1997 | 9460252 |
| wood's light in microsporum canis positive patients. | in 64 patients with culturally proven microsporum canis infections, wood's light examination was performed. in 30 patients (47%) the characteristic fluorescence correlated with the cultural findings, whereas in the remaining 34 patients (53%), microsporum canis was isolated, although wood's light examination was negative. of the 30 positive and 34 negative cases eight patients of each group had been pre-treated. from the results presented, wood's light examination has a poor sensitivity in cases ... | 1997 | 9470413 |
| dermatophytes isolated from asymptomatic stray cats. | most human cases of dermatophytosis diagnosed in siena, italy, in the last 5 years have been caused by two zoophilic species: microsporum canis and trichophyton mentagrophytes. since many patients had a history of contact with apparently healthy stray cats, we examined the fur of 173 stray cats for dermatophytes. the cats were captured in different parts of siena and none of them had mycotic lesions. microsporum canis was isolated in 82 cats, trichophyton mentagrophytes in three and microsporum ... | 1997 | 9470415 |
| tinea capitis in children in the district of cagliari, italy. | between 1986 and 1995, 4104 children were observed in the clinic of dermatology in cagliari, italy. three hundred and thirty-six children (8.2%), 188 boys and 148 girls, aged 1 month to 13 years, were affected by tinea capitis. microsporum canis was detected in 278 cases (82.7%) and trichophyton mentagrophytes in 58 cases (17.3%). systemic treatment with 20-25 mg kg-1 day-1 griseofulvin led to complete recovery in 30-40 days. none of the patients relapsed. the epidemiology of the infection was a ... | 1997 | 9476495 |
| itraconazole susceptibility of feline isolates of microsporum canis. | the in vitro activity of itraconazole against microsporum canis was evaluated with 38 feline isolates. based on the observed minimum inhibitory concentrations it can be concluded that the drug could be effective in the therapy of cats affected by m. canis ringworm. | 1997 | 9476516 |
| prevalence and aetiology of dermatophytoses in isfahan, iran. | in this study the prevalence and causative agents of dermatophytoses in isfahan, a large province of iran, were determined. of 16,578 clinically suspected cases 13.3% were affected with dermatophytoses. lesions of tinea capitis were the most prevalent clinical type of dermatophytoses (54.1%), followed by tinea corporis (23.8%) and tinea pedis (8.9%). trichophyton verrucosum was the most frequent causative agent (32.8%), followed by epidermophyton floccosum (17.6%), t. mentagrophytes (16.2%) and ... | 1997 | 9476518 |
| [dermatophytes isolated in our clinics. 5-year-study in zaragoza]. | this review summarizes the different species of dermatophytes isolates in our laboratory between 1991 and 1995. we describe the clinical forms and establish the distribution over this period of time. | 1997 | 9580210 |
| microsporum canis infection of the penis. | 1997 | 9582492 | |
| [enzymatic activities of microsporum canis and microsporum gypseum strains.]. | the presence of 11 enzymatic activities, detected by qualitative methods, and 19 enzymes, semi-quantitatively detected by api zym system, in strains belonging to microsporum canis and microsporum gypseum has been studied. no pronounced differences were noted between microsporum canis and microsporum gypseum, although microsporum gypseum presented in some cases more intense enzymatic activities than microsporum canis. | 1997 | 17655387 |
| [etiologic and epidemiologic study of dermatomycoses in navarra (spain)]. | we review the etiology of the dermatophytosis in navarra (spain) over a 5-year period and it is compared with previous studies. we have isolated 312 strains of dermatophyte fungi in 285 patients (188 men and 97 women). trichophyton rubrum was the most frequently isolated species (58.6%) followed by trichophyton mentagrophytes (26.2%) and microsporum canis (10.5%). concerning the location of the lesions, tinea pedis was the clinical pattern found in the greatest number of patients, followed by ti ... | 1997 | 16854174 |
| [scanning electron microscope sudy of the morphology of fungi isolated from patients at the aristide la dantec hospital in dakar, senegal]. | in order to improve the identification of fungi usually isolated among some patients at dantec hospital, a study by scanning electron microscopy has been carried out. it deals with four species of yeasts (candida albicans, candida parapsilosis, rhodotorula rubra sacharomyces cerevisiae) six species of dermatophytes (trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton soudanense, trichophyton interdigitale, microsporum canis, trichophyton violaceum, microsporum audouinii); two species of mildew, (aspergullus flavu ... | 1996 | 9827085 |
| fungal flora of the hair coat of stray cats in iran. | the fungal flora of the hair coat of 100 stray cats in different districts of the city of isfahan, iran, were examined. saprophytic fungi were isolated from all cats. penicillium, aspergillus, alternaria, mucor and cladosporium spp. were the most frequently isolated saprophytes. microsporum canis was isolated from all kittens with clinical signs of dermatophytosis. in other cases, m. canis was isolated only from 22 of the 96 cats. no significant differences in sex, hair length, and fungal flora ... | 1996 | 8909038 |
| unusual microsporum canis infections in adult hiv patients. | tinea capitis in men, even if infected with hiv, is infrequent. microsporum species nail infections are extremely rare. in most cases microsporum canis infection is usually easy to treat with antifungal agents. we describe two hiv-infected men with an unusual m. canis infection. both patients had tinea capitis, presenting as alopecia in one and scaling of the scalp in the other. one patient also had tinea unguium caused by m. canis. ketoconazole was ineffective in both patients; terbinafine was ... | 1996 | 8912591 |
| diagnostic results in animal dermatophytoses. | superficial mycoses caused by dermatophytes, as well as asymptomatic carriership of dermatophytes, have a high prevalence among domestic animals and pets. we examined 606 clinical specimens from skin lesions of animals with a significant tendency towards superficial mycosis due to their clinical features. samples were obtained from horses, dogs, cats, small rodents, birds, and rabbits. the specimens were examined by microscopic and cultural techniques. microscopically, there was no significant d ... | 1996 | 8976618 |
| isolation of fungi from the pelage of cats and dogs using the hairbrush technique. | a total of 178 cats and 59 dogs in palmerston north, new zealand were sampled for the presence of keratinophilic fungi on their pelage; 57.8% had fungi. the fungi were classified in 20 genera with the predominant species being members of the genera; chrysosporium, microsporum and trichophyton. cats were the major carriers of keratinolytic fungi. 18.5% of the cats and 5.1% of the dogs were either carriers or infected with m. canis. microsporum canis was a frequent isolate and its distribution had ... | 1996 | 8981779 |
| microsporum canis infections in children: results of a new oral antifungal therapy. | clinical and laboratory data from 22 children with tinea corporis and tinea capitis caused by microsporum canis (10 tinea corporis, 12 tinea capitis), confirmed by microscopic examination and culture and partly pretreated with griseofulvin or terbinafine, are summarized. the children were treated consecutively with itraconazole in our clinic during 1994/95. the age of the children ranged between 4 and 13 years, with girls being affected much more frequently than boys. oral, individually adapted, ... | 1996 | 9009643 |
| partial characterization of proteolytic enzymes of microsporum canis and microsporum cookei. | characterization by proteinase inhibitors of the enzymes produced by microsporum spp. revealed that microsporum canis and microsporum cookei produce serine proteinase(s), but only m. canis expresses aspartic and cysteine proteinases and probably a metalloproteinase. both m. canis and m. cookei expressed metalloelastinolytic proteinases. all the proteinase types have been implicated in the pathogenicity of a wide range of microorganisms. | 1996 | 9009645 |
| tinea capitis in adults. | between 1973 and 1994, 17 cases of tinea capitis in adults were observed in the dermatology clinic of the university of cagliari (italy). the patients were all women (age range 17-76 years) and came from the district of cagliari. at the time of referral, they presented with a disease duration varying from 8 to 10 months. the main clinical feature was scalp lesions, but in two cases mycotic lesions on the face were also present. the following dermatophytes were isolated: microsporum canis (eight ... | 1996 | 9009649 |
| psoriasiform id reaction in tinea corporis. | a case of tinea corporis due to microsporum canis followed by a scattered psoriasiform eruption is reported. the nature, clinical features and pathogenesis of the dermatophytid are discussed. | 1996 | 9009651 |
| subcutaneous mycosis in a cat due to staphylotrichum coccosporum. | a 5.5-year-old, male, feline leucosis virus-positive cat developed a concurrent dermatophytosis due to microsporum canis and a subcutaneous infection due to staphylotrichum coccosporum. st. coccosporum caused mycetoma-like lesions. the fungal elements revealed features like those seen in phaeohyphomycosis. until now st. coccosporum has been described to be non-pathogenic. the pathogenicity of st. coccosporum was corroborated by experimental infection. | 1996 | 9009663 |
| human androgenic steroids affect growth of dermatophytes in vitro. | hormonal effects on fungal growth are of particular interest to medical mycology. in the skin, androgenic steroids metabolized within pilosebaceous units may have direct effects on dermatophytes that invade hair follicles. in this study, 10(-1) to 10(2) mg 1(-1) testosterone, 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, androstenedione and androstanedione were used in agar dilution assays to test their effects on thallus diameters of trichophyton rubrum, epidermophyton floccosum, t. tons ... | 1996 | 9009664 |
| dermatophytoses in the gdańsk area, poland: a 12-year survey. | a survey of dermatophytes and dermatophytoses was carried out among patients of the department of dermatology, medical university of gdańsk, in the years 1984-95. over the 12-year period, 1195 cases of ringworm were seen: 55% in men and 45% in women. listing the dermatophytes isolated and their frequencies as a percentage of the total are as follows: trichophyton mentagrophytes 42.1%, microsporum canis 26.0%, trichophyton rubrum 14.7%, epidermophyton floccosum 11.0%, trichophyton tonsurans 4.6%, ... | 1996 | 9009667 |
| [fungi and yeasts isolated in mycological studies in skin and nail infections in the netherlands, 1992-1993]. | to describe fungi and yeasts isolated from skin and nail infections in the netherlands. | 1996 | 8684495 |
| isolation of keratinophilic fungi from the floors of private veterinary clinics in italy. | to evaluate the presence of keratinophilic fungi in the environment, 400 samples were collected from the floors of 50 private veterinary clinics using 55-mm-diameter 'contact plates', containing mycobiotic agar. after incubation for 15 days at 25 degrees c, the following species were isolated: microsporum canis, trichophyton terrestre, chrysosporium keratinophilum, chrysosporium sp., microsporum gypseum, trichophyton ajelloi, chrysosporium tropicum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, chrysosporium sta ... | 1996 | 8711896 |
| proximal subungual onychomycosis due to microsporum canis. | a case of proximal subungual onychomycosis due to microsporum canis in a 36-year-old woman is presented. the onychomycosis involved the left thumb and the little fingernails, with thinning of the nail plate and crumbling of the nail plate surface. a milky-white discoloration of the proximal portion of the left thumbnail was also evident. a 2-mm longitudinal nail biopsy showed a large number of fungal elements in the whole length of the nail plate. fungal hyphae were more numerous in the ventral ... | 1996 | 8745910 |
| a study of dermatophytoses in hamadan, the governmentship of west iran. | in order to determine the extent and causative agents of dermatophytoses in the hamadan region of west iran; a study was made during a 9-month period from october 1991 to june 1992. a total of 7495 individuals were studied of whom 681 (9%) were suspect of having cutaneous mycoses. among them dermatophytoses were the commonest infections (259/681 = 38%). of 259 individuals infected with dermatophytes, tinea capitis were observed in 163 (62.9%); t. corporis in 27 (10.4%); t. manuum and t. cruris i ... | 1996 | 8751822 |
| fungi responsible for skin mycoses in turin (italy). | there has been a recent increase in the frequency of skin mycoses, coupled with changes in the epidemiology and distribution of the species responsible. periodic epidemiological analyses of these disease are thus required to ensure their efficacious control. hair fragments, skin scrapings, specimens from vesicles and blisters and nail parings were seeded on petri dishes loaded with sabouraud or mycosel agar, supplemented with chloramphenicol and with chloramphenicol plus cycloheximide respective ... | 1996 | 8767009 |
| in vitro susceptibility of fungi to acyclic inhibitors of 2,3-oxidosqualene cyclases. | in the present study we determine the antifungal properties of two acyclic inhibitors of 2,3-oxidosqualene cyclases: 22,23-epoxy-2-aza-2,3-dihydrosqualene (eas) and azasqualene alcohol (asa). fungistatic and fungicidal activity towards dermatophytes and other fungi involved in cutaneous and systemic infections was tested (48 isolates from 10 species). the tests were carried out by inoculating 10 microliters of mycelial homogenate in 1 ml of sabouraud glucose liquid medium containing serial dilut ... | 1996 | 8786759 |
| effect of glucose and thiamine concentrations on the formation of macroconidia in dermatophytes. occurrence of dysgonic microsporum canis strains in athens, greece. | data collected from multiple trials with 110 fresh and preserved clinical isolates of trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes, t. violaceum, t. rubrum, t. verrucosum, microsporum canis and epidermophyton floccosum revealed that production of macroconidia depends on glucose and thiamine concentrations in the medium. optimal macroconidia production was obtained at the critical concentrations of 5 g l-1 glucose and 0.6 g l-1 thiamine when the two compounds were used in combination. the same ... | 1996 | 8786761 |
| primary invasive cutaneous microsporum canis infections in immunocompromised patients. | two cases of primary invasive cutaneous infections caused by the zoophilic dermatophytic species microsporum canis are presented. the first case occurred in a liver transplant recipient who was receiving immunosuppressive therapy. multiple erythematous papules were seen on both legs, and a biopsy revealed invasive fungal hyphae. the second case was diagnosed in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive individual with a cd4 lymphocyte count of 81 mm3. raised red nodules were seen on her scalp and ... | 1996 | 8789040 |
| itraconazole responsive tinea capitis in an hiv-infected child. | tinea capitis has not been reported to be a prevalent or serious affliction in pediatric patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). we report tinea capitis due to microsporum canis in a boy infected with hiv. after failing conventional therapy, he was treated successfully with a four-week course of itraconazole. his immunologic status improved during therapy. the possible relationship of this response to the ultimate resolution of disease is discussed. | 1996 | 8844753 |
| tinea corporis bullosa anularis. | a case of annular bullous tinea corporis (tinea corporis bullosa anularis) in a 27-year-old woman is reported. the infection was characterized by numerous lesions localized exclusively to the forearms and the legs. these lesions were erythematous and scaling with bullous and annular borders. mycological culture yielded microsporum canis. | 1996 | 8864372 |
| acquired immunity in experimental feline microsporum canis infection. | seven adult cats were inoculated cutaneously at a shaved site with microsporum canis; five (group a) had spontaneously recovered from a previous m canis infection, and two (group b) were dermatophyte-naive. both of the dermatophyte-naive cats developed typical clinical disease, the lesions reaching maximal size four to five weeks after exposure, and resolving by week 13. only one of the group a cats developed clinical disease; the lesions were more inflammatory in nature and of shorter duration ... | 1996 | 8880989 |
| anti-microbial activity and anti-complement activity of extracts obtained from selected hawaiian medicinal plants. | selected plants having a history of use in polynesian traditional medicine for the treatment of infectious disease were investigated for anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activity in vitro. extracts from scaevola sericea, psychotria hawaiiensis, pipturus albidus and eugenia malaccensis showed selective anti-viral activity against herpes simplex virus-1 and 2 and vesicular stomatitis virus. aleurites moluccana extracts showed anti-bacterial activity against staphylococcus aureus and pseu ... | 1995 | 8786654 |
| fungal contamination of the floors of swimming pools, particularly subtropical swimming paradises. | we compared the level of dermatophyte contamination of the floors of traditional swimming pools and of subtropical swimming paradises, a new type of indoor swimming pool introduced in belgium in 1981. from the results of routine hygiene inspections over several years and of a comparative study, we can conclude that the floors of subtropical swimming pools are much more highly contaminated by dermatophytes than the floors of traditional swimming pools. this higher degree of contamination is due t ... | 1995 | 8720205 |
| [microsporum canis tinea ciliaris and blepharitis]. | the involvement of eyelashes and eyelids by dermatophytes is unfrequent. | 1995 | 8729822 |
| fungal infections in the netherlands. prevailing fungi and pattern of infection. | species of fungi have specific characteristics in geographic distribution, and they have a predilection for certain body areas. | 1995 | 7894094 |
| investigations of a killed dermatophyte cell-wall vaccine against infection with microsporum canis in cats. | a laboratory-prepared killed microsporum canis cell-wall vaccine was evaluated under conditions simulating an accidental infection of a cattery, by inoculating eight- to nine-week-old cats with the vaccine or with a placebo control. the vaccinated cats developed high titres of anti-dermatophyte igg as measured by an elisa, and a small cell-mediated response against m canis as measured by a lymphocyte blastogenesis assay, using a whole fungus extract. after being inoculated the cats were challeng ... | 1995 | 8525097 |
| uv susceptibility and negative phototropism of dermatophytes. | high doses of ultraviolet radiation (uvr) have well-known inhibitory effects upon dermatophytes. in the present study, the effect of repetitive low doses of uvr on mycelial growth of dermatophytes was tested. pellets of trichophyton rubrum, t. mentagrophytes and microsporum canis were placed between two thin layers of sabouraud glucose agar. obverse, reverse or both sides of these 'sandwich' agars were irradiated for 10 days twice daily with 0.13 or 0.17 j cm-2 uvb. to simulate microaerophilic c ... | 1995 | 8531931 |
| dermatophytes from cases of skin disease in cats and dogs in turin, italy. | in urban environments, pet animals such as dogs and cats may be largely responsible for the progressive increase of zoophilic over anthropophilic dermatophytes in the aetiology of human dermatophytoses. mapping, in each city, of the natural foci of zoophilic dermatophytes may thus be important for understanding the epidemiology of human dermatophytoses, and for planning preventive measures. we have surveyed dogs and cats suspected of carrying dermatophytic lesions in the turin area. hairs, skin ... | 1995 | 8531941 |
| in vitro antifungal activity of polyporaceae against yeasts and dermatophytes. | the antifungal activity of 38 polyporaceae sensu lato against yeasts and dermatophytes was tested in vitro by the agar dilution method. strains were typed organisms and clinical isolates. in this first report, pycnoporellus fulgens (fr.) donk was found to be the most active species against pathological fungi and showed broad-spectrum antifungal activity against yeasts (candida albicans, candida glabrata) and dermatophytes (trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton rubrum, microsporum canis, micr ... | 1995 | 8559195 |
| preliminary screening of some squalenoid derivatives for toxicity towards dermatophytes. | we report a preliminary study of the in vitro anti-dermatophyte activity of six squalenoid derivatives that inhibit 2,3-oxidosqualene cyclase and squalene epoxidase: 2-aza-2,3-dihydrosqualene, 22,23-epoxy-2-aza-2,3-dihydrosqualene, azasqualene alcohol, 19-aza-18,19,22,23-tetrahydrosqualene, 2,3-epoxy-19-aza-18,19,22,23-tetrahydrosqualene and hexafluorosqualene epoxide. the tests were done by inoculating 10 microliters of trichophyton mentagrophytes (robin) blanchard or microsporum canis bodin ho ... | 1995 | 8559196 |
| tinea capitis in the florence area between 1985 and 1993. | this paper describes the main epidemiological findings in 203 patients with tinea capitis and in seven other patients with dermatophytosis that had also extended to the scalp. the patients were observed over a 9-year period (from 1985 to 1993) at the department of dermatology of the university of florence. tinea capitis was the fourth most frequent dermatophytosis. most of the patients were children, although 23 were adults. the most frequent aetiological agent was microsporum canis. it is inter ... | 1995 | 8559198 |
| tinea capitis in adults. | invasion of keratin of the hair by dermatophytes is a rare event after puberty. a study of 2200 patients affected by various mycotic cutaneous infections during 6 years of observation brought to our attention three cases of tinea capitis in adults. confirming the studies of other authors, we also found that this disease mostly affected females. in all cases the isolated aetiological agent was microsporum canis, the fungus species most frequently responsible for tinea capitis in italy. | 1995 | 8559199 |
| production and use of monoclonal antibodies to microsporum canis. | microsporum canis ncpf 179 and m. canis ncpf 177 dermatophyte cytoplasmic extracts (dces) were used as antigens to generate monoclonal antibodies (mabs). hybridomas with supernatants of optical density (od) > 1 for homologous dermatophyte cytoplasmic extracts (ce) and od < 0.5 for heterologous ce of candida albicans tested by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (elisa) were selected for cloning. mabs secreted by cloned hybridoma lines were screened against ce of m. canis, m. gypseum, m. equin ... | 1995 | 8560740 |
| dermatophytes in northern finland in 1982-90. | the epidemiology of human dermatophytes was studied in northern finland in 1982-90. the samples were analysed at the department of medical microbiology, university of oulu. the total number of samples was 17,822, of which 3185 (18%) were positive. the annual number of samples and positive cultures remained relatively constant. trichophyton rubrum was the most common species being isolated from 2101 samples (66% of all positive cultures), while trichophyton mentagrophytes was isolated from 815 sa ... | 1995 | 8569818 |
| epidemiology of dermatophytoses observed in rome, italy, between 1985 and 1993. | between 1985 and 1993, 13,880 patients were studied for possible forms of dermatophytoses. the most frequently isolated dermatophyte was in 2821 positive cases microsporum canis (50%), followed by trichophyton rubrum (27%), trichophyton mentagrophytes (10.6%), epidermophyton floccosum (9.3%), microsporum gypseum (2.3%), trichophyton violaceum (0.6%), trichophyton tonsurans (0.2%) and trichophyton verrucosum (< 0.1%). the genera and species isolated were also considered in relation to the site of ... | 1995 | 8569819 |
| [microsporum canis as the origin of an enzootic outbreak in swine. a case report]. | we report on the outbreak of dermatomycosis caused by microsporum canis at a bavarian pig breeding and fattening farm. clinical signs were shown mainly by younger pigs. microsporum canis could be identified in skin scrapings of pigs, cats, and the farmer's daughter by culture and fluorescence microscopy. questions of epizootiology, diagnostics and therapy are discussed. | 1995 | 8585059 |
| extracellular enzymatic activity of microsporum canis isolates. | the enzymatic activity of 70 feline and canine microsporum canis isolates was determined by the api-zym test. the liquid phase of cultures, inoculated into tryptic soy broth, was used to examine 19 enzymes. considerable differences were observed among the extracellular enzymatic patterns. all the isolates produced alkaline phosphatase and beta-glucosidase, while lipase (c14), trypsin, chymotrypsin, beta-glucuronidase, and alpha-fucosidase activity was never revealed. esterase (c4) activity was p ... | 1995 | 8684426 |
| antifungal activity of itraconazole and terbinafine in human stratum corneum: a comparative study. | the evaluation of antifungal agents by in vitro and animal experiments cannot predict clinical efficacy with certainty. new models are needed to assess and compare antifungal activity. | 1995 | 7868711 |
| screening of hundred rwandese medicinal plants for antimicrobial and antiviral properties. | a series of 100 rwandese medicinal plants (267 plant extracts), used by traditional healers to treat infections, were screened for antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties. the results of the testing showed that 45% were active against staphylococcus aureus, 2% against escherichia coli, 16% against pseudomonas aeruginosa, 7% against candida albicans, 80% against microsporum canis and 60% against trichophyton mentagrophytes. not less than 27% of the plant species exhibited prominent ant ... | 1995 | 7475121 |
| the occurrence of dermatophytes in slovakia. | we have compared the epidemiology of dermatophytoses in slovakia during the periods 1956-85 and 1986-92. infections caused by trichophyton rubrum gradually increased while infections due to trichophyton verrucosum and microsporum canis decreased. | 1995 | 7477094 |
| an outbreak of dermatophytosis in pigs caused by microsporum canis. | an outbreak of dermatophytosis caused by microsporum canis in a porcine farm is described. the morbidity was 100% among sows, 95% among new-borns and 75% among feedlot animals. microsporum canis was also isolated from walls and environmental air. | 1995 | 7544873 |
| efficacy of griseofulvin and itraconazole in the treatment of experimentally induced dermatophytosis in cats. | to evaluate the efficacy of itraconazole and griseofulvin in the treatment of microsporum canis infection, 15 juvenile cats were infected by topical application of 10(5) live m canis macroconidia to the skin of the lateral part of the trunk, and an occlusive bandage was applied. after 3 weeks, cats were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups (n = 5 each): cats in the first group received griseofulvin (50 mg/kg of body weight, po, q 24 h); the second group received itraconazole (10 mg/kg, p ... | 1995 | 7591941 |
| antibacterial, antidermatophytic and antitoxigenic activities of onion (allium cepa l.) oil. | the inhibitory effect of onion oil against the growth of various isolates of bacteria representing gram-positive (4 isolates) and gram-negative (4 isolates) species were studied. results show that onion oil was highly active against all gram-positive bacteria tested and only one isolate (klebsiella pneumoniae) of gram-negative bacteria. the inhibitory effect of onion oil against nine different species of dermatophytic fungi were also studied. onion oil (200 ppm) completely inhibited the growth o ... | 1995 | 7600010 |
| inability of two topical treatments to influence the course of experimentally induced dermatophytosis in cats. | an experimental model of dermatophytosis was used to compare the efficacy of 2 topical antifungal treatments against microsporum canis infection in cats. infection was established in 24 cats by topical application of 10(5) m canis macroconidia to the skin of the lateral part of the abdomen under an occlusive bandage. three groups of 6 cats each then were treated twice weekly for 18 weeks with chlorhexidine shampoo and dip, detergent shampoo vehicle only, or glyceryl monolaurate shampoo. six cats ... | 1995 | 7601693 |
| sertaconazole in the treatment of pediatric patients with cutaneous dermatophyte infections. | sertaconazole is a new topical anti-mycotic with demonstrated efficacy against dermatophyte infections in adults. an open-label, multicenter study was conducted to assess the efficacy and tolerability of sertaconazole in children in primary care. twenty-nine children were initially included in the study and tolerability was assessed in all of them. the 16 children examined for efficacy (8 girls and 8 boys, aged 2 to 16 years) all had culture-confirmed cutaneous mycoses. fourteen children had tin ... | 1995 | 7614526 |
| antimicrobial activity of cassia alata from malaysia. | ethanolic extract of cassia alata leaves was investigated for its antimicrobial activities on several microorganisms including bacteria, yeast, dermatophytic fungi and non-dermatophytic fungi. in vitro, the extract exhibited high activity against various species of dermatophytic fungi but low activity against non-dermatophytic fungi. however, bacterial and yeast species showed resistance against in vitro treatment with the extract. the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) values of the extract ... | 1995 | 7623478 |
| [changes in the fungal spectrum of dermatomycoses]. | the spectrum of aetiologic agents isolated from 3607 patients suspicious for dermatomycosis being in the care of the berlin charité clinics was analysed. identification of dermatophytes and moulds were performed conventionally. for the identification of yeasts biochemical and genetic methods were used. among the dermatophytes in comparison of present with previous incidence rates changes can be observed. opportunistic yeasts are recognized in increasing importance. five fungal species are formin ... | 1995 | 7630368 |
| semiquantitative study of tinea capitis and the asymptomatic carrier state in inner-city school children. | to quantify and characterize the asymptomatic carrier state of tinea capitis in school children from the inner city. | 1995 | 7630681 |
| evaluation of topical therapies for the treatment of dermatophyte-infected hairs from dogs and cats. | seven commonly used, topical antifungal products (i.e., lime sulfur, chlorhexidine, captan, povidone-iodine, sodium hypochlorite, and enilconazole solutions, and ketoconazole shampoo) were evaluated for their antifungal activity on microsporum canis-infected hairs from dogs and cats in an in vitro study. hairs were soaked or shampooed in each product for five minutes twice a week for four weeks. of the seven products used in this study, lime sulfur and enilconazole solutions were superior in inh ... | 1995 | 7634061 |
| trichophyton rubrum as the causative agent of tinea capitis in three children. | tinea capitis, which is caused by trichophyton rubrum, is only rarely described in medical literature. incidence of this disease appears to lie well below 1% in europe. microsporum canis, trichophyton mentagrophytes and trichophyton tonsurans are the predominant causative agents discussed here. in april 1993 t. rubrum was isolated from typical pathological changes to the capillitium area in three children from a nigerian family, who had been living in germany for 3 years. all three children reve ... | 1995 | 7637688 |
| fungal cultures on cyanoacrylate skin surface strippings as a dose-finding method for topical antifungals. a placebo-controlled study with 0.25% and 0.50% itraconazole cream. | the antimycotic activities of 0.25% and 0.50% itraconazole cream were compared in the stratum corneum after once-daily applications for 1 week. two groups of 12 healthy volunteers applied either itraconazole or placebo on the inner side of each forearm, in a double-blind design. cyanoacrylate skin surface strippings (csss) were taken on days 8, 11 and 21. conidia or yeasts of selected fungi (trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton metagrophytes, microsporum canis and candida albicans) were deposited o ... | 1995 | 7658304 |
| experimental immunity to microsporum canis and cross reactions with other dermatophytes of veterinary importance. | an inactivated, broad-spectrum dermatophyte vaccine was used to produce an active immunity in guinea-pigs against microsporum canis. none of the vaccinates developed infection from a contact exposure challenge that produced clinical infections in 70% of the unvaccinated controls. infection with m. canis induced antibody titres (elisa) and delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity (dch) reactions to itself as well as cross-reacting titres to trichophyton equinum and t. mentagrophytes and dch reactions t ... | 1995 | 7658308 |
| experimental microsporum canis infection in cats: correlation between immunological and clinical observations. | microsporum canis infection was induced in five of six adult cats by the application of mycelium to shaved and mildly abraided skin. the clinical course of the disease was monitored over 16 weeks by physical examination and wood's lamp illumination. the incubation period (time from inoculation to first appearance of infected hairs) varied between 8 and 13 days and was followed by a progressive phase of slow peripheral expansion of lesions accompanied by scaling, alopecia and skin thickening that ... | 1995 | 7666298 |
| failure of clotrimazole-betamethasone dipropionate cream in treatment of microsporum canis infections. | 1995 | 7751452 | |
| onychomycosis caused by microsporum canis: treatment with itraconazole. | 1995 | 7751453 | |
| antidermatophytic activity of garlic (allium sativum) in vitro. | interest in herbal medicine is enjoying a renaissance at present. garlic (allium sativum) is an intriguing herb with a long history of medicinal use for a variety of diseases including ringworm infections. | 1995 | 7790146 |
| [the occurrence of keratinolytic fungi in the polluted environment of the labedy district in gliwice]. | this study was undertaken to find relationships between the degree of bacteriological contamination with qualitative composition of potentially pathogenic keratinolytic fungal population in soil, sediment and air samples from the labedy district in gliwice (poland). the examined soil samples were characterized by the predominance of botryotrichum piluliferum, chrysosporium anamorph of arthroderma curreyi, myceliophthora anamorph of ctenomyces serratus, chrysosporium pannicola and trichphyton aje ... | 1994 | 7792523 |
| microsporum canis infection in a 5-year-old boy: transmission from the interior of a second-hand car. | microsporum canis is one of the most common zoophilic dermatophytes. if transmitted to humans, inflammatory lesions may develop, e.g. on the scalp. m. canis was isolated from a 5-year-old boy living in a suburban area who suffered from a long-standing, mildly inflammatory lesion on the scalp that had been treated for several months with anti-eczematous regimens. there had been no contact with animals, e.g. cats or dogs, in the previous months, but the lesions had developed a few weeks after the ... | 1994 | 7845421 |
| polymerase chain reaction-based detection of dermatophyte dna with a fungus-specific primer system. | there is significant clinical interest in primers which are specific for fungi and do not hybridize to dna of other eukaryotes or prokaryotes. such primers would allow specific amplification of fungal dna from human tissue samples containing fungi. fungal identification to the species level could follow by direct sequencing or restriction analysis. several previously described primer systems cross-react with dna of plants and animals. we have designed a primer system that amplifies a fragment of ... | 1994 | 7845424 |
| microsporum canis vaccine. | 1994 | 7852169 | |
| antidermatophytic activity of allylamine derivatives. | the allylamine derivatives are a new class of synthetic antifungal agents. the antidermatophytic activity of the two main compounds, naftifine and terbinafine were compared in vitro with those of ketoconazole and itraconazole by agar dilution. eighty eight clinical isolates of dematophytes comprising of microsporum canis (50), m. audouinii (5), trichophyton rubrum (6) t. mentagrophytes (5), t. violaceum (12), t. simii (5), t. verrucosum (1), t. soudanense (1), t. erinacie (1) and epidermophyton ... | 1994 | 7868170 |
| [spread of a microsporum canis infection in an agricultural facility (case description)]. | in a combined pig production and fattening unit the weaned piglets on the flatdecks and some young fattening pigs were suffering from a microsporum canis-infection. besides the pigs the children of the farmer showed skin alterations. the infection was spread probably by the cats, which had access to the houses for sows and for sows with piglets. in cases of uncertain skin alterations, a mycologic etiology should be considered. | 1994 | 7717960 |
| immunogenicity in guinea-pigs of a crude ribosomal fraction from microsporum canis. | the immunogenicity of a crude ribosomal fraction (crf) extracted from microsporum canis was tested by assessing protection of vaccinated guinea-pigs (gp) against a challenge with the dermatophyte. stimulation of the humoral as well as the cellular immune systems of these animals was evaluated by elisa and the lymphocyte stimulation tests, respectively. in addition, the immune response elicited by the m. canis crf was examined for cross-reactivity towards trichophyton verrucosum antigen. the dura ... | 1994 | 8147094 |
| in vitro antifungal activity of essential oils against some isolates of microsporum canis and microsporum gypseum. | 1994 | 8202570 | |
| successful treatment of griseofulvin-resistant tinea capitis in infants. | we report on three siblings, children of a farmer, aged 3-8 years, suffering from tinea capitis due to microsporum canis. initially, the infection was treated systemically with griseofulvin as well as externally for 5 months without success. therapy was changed to itraconazole 33 mg per day orally. laboratory investigations followed every 4-6 weeks. dependent on the dose per kg body weight the children were cured clinically after 2-5 months and microbiologically after 5-8 months. thus, itraconaz ... | 1994 | 7659136 |