| nine male cases of tinea genitalis. | nine cases of tinea genitalis observed in siena and terni (italy) between 1988 and 2003 are reported because of their infrequency. the patients were males ranging in age from 23 to 45 years. the lesions, situated on the penis, glans and scrotum, were preceded by dermatophytosis in other sites (groin five cases; feet two cases; toenails two cases; hands in one; beard in another). mycological examination consisting of direct microscopy and culture led to isolation of trichophyton rubrum in five ca ... | 2005 | 15842338 |
| tinea incognito in italy: a 15-year survey. | tinea incognito or steroid modified tinea is a dermatophytic infection in which topical or systemic steroids, administered as a result of dermatological misdiagnosis or preexisting pathologies, have modified the clinical appearance of the fungal infection, transforming the typical ringworm and mimicking other skin diseases. this is a retrospective study of the agents, clinical aspects, sources of infection of 200 cases (98 males, 102 females, mean age 42 years) of tinea incognito, observed in si ... | 2006 | 16922789 |
| retrospective study of onychomycosis in italy: 1985-2000. | cases of onychomycosis diagnosed by mycological examination in three mycology units (florence, siena and milan) of central and northern italy over the 15-year period, 1985-2000, were studied retrospectively. the number of cases was 4046 (1952 women, 2094 men). dermatophytes were isolated in 2859, yeasts in 655 and moulds in 532 cases. the most frequent dermatophyte was trichophyton rubrum (87%), followed by t. mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (10%). candida albicans (93.2%) was the prevalent ye ... | 2005 | 15679665 |