| [tropic-subtropic fungus infections in germany]. | observations by the author and other workers on exotic mycoses in germany are used in order to establish several groups of patients. the following mycoses from tropical and subtropical areas and their causative agents are mentioned: tinea nigra (cladosporium werneckii), south american blastomycosis (paracoccidioides brasiliensis), coccidioidomycosis (coccidioides immitis), histoplasmosis (histoplasma capsulatum), mycetoma (madurella mycetomi), dermatophytosis/tinea capitis (trichophyton soudanen ... | 1978 | 627480 |
| carbohydrate composition of the isolated cell walls of dermatophytes. | in an attempt to evaluate taxonomic character of sugar composition of dermatophytes, the purified cell walls from 13 species are analyzed on neutral sugar composition by gas liquid chromatography. the results were principally compatible with those obtained by conventional morphological examination. neutral sugar components of dermatophytes cell walls were mannose and glucose in the ratio of 1:2.7 for epidermophyton and 1:1.4 for microsporum. there were two types in trichophyton, in which the rat ... | 1975 | 1128648 |
| the effect of sodium chloride on the growth and morphology of dermatophytes and some other keratolytic fungi. | a study of the influence of various concentrations of nac1 on 21 species of dermatophytes and other keratolytic fungi was made. based on the sensitivity of the species to various concentrations of nac1, it was possible to divide them into five groups. microsporum ferrugineum and trichophyton concentricum and t. tonsurans were the most sensitive to nac1 and were inhibited by 5%. the greatest number of species were inhibited by 12% nac1. the fungi most tolerant to nac1 were m. cookei and m. nanum, ... | 1975 | 1148934 |
| [tinea capitis caused by microsporum ferrugineum. case report]. | | 1975 | 1192473 |
| mycologic study of tinea capitis in qatar. | the causative dermatophytic species of tinea capitis were identified in 91 patients in qatar. microsporum canis was the most common isolated organism (86.81%) followed by microsporum ferrugineum and trichophyton violaceum. a gray patch type of tinea capitis was the predominant presentation (87.91%), and the disease was more prevalent among qatari boys. | 1991 | 2037406 |
| [isolation of microsporum ferrugineum in cuba. presentation of a case]. | a mycologic study of skin lesions in a patient with tines corporia was made. a fungus with a strong yellow stain color was isolated and classified as microsporum ferrugineum, a species isolated in our country for the first time. | 1989 | 2486225 |
| microsporum ferrugineum infection with unusual clinical features. | | 1987 | 3325539 |
| in vitro studies of antidermatophytic activity of juliflorine and its screening as carcinogen in salmonella/microsome test system. | juliflorine, an alkaloid from prosopis juliflora, was tested for its antifungal activity against the freshly isolated cultures of dermatophytic fungi and its inhibitory effect was compared with that of griseofulvin. the results indicated that the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) of juliflorine against trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton violaceum, trichophyton mentagrophytes, trichophyton tonsurans, trichophyton megninii, trichophyton gallinae, microsporum canis, microsporum nanum, microspor ... | 1986 | 3513775 |
| [combined dermatophytic nail infection due to microsporum ferrugineum and trichophyton rubrum]. | | 1971 | 4251341 |
| [microsporum ferrugineum ota, 1921, an agent of scalp mycetomas in dark africa]. | | 1973 | 4570517 |
| [trichophyton ferrugineum infection simulating microsporosis]. | | 1970 | 4917170 |
| [should fungus diseases of the scalp caused by microsporum ferrugineum be called microsporosis or by a different name?]. | | 1970 | 5486015 |
| immunological studies on dermatophytes. iv. chemical structures and serological reactivities of polysaccharides from microsporum praecox, trichophyton ferrugineum, trichophyton sabouraudii, and trichophyton tonsurans. | the chemical structures and serological specificities of polysaccharides isolated from four species of dermatophytes, microsporum praecox, trichophyton ferrugineum, t. sabouraudii, and t. tonsurans, were investigated. each of these species yielded a mixture of crude polysaccharides which could be separated into three water-soluble, neutral polysaccharides free of nitrogen. these were grouped as galactomannan i, galactomannan ii, and glucan. the galactomannans i were quite similar in chemical str ... | 1969 | 5764331 |
| [the taxonomic affinities of microsporum ferrugineum ota, 1922, evaluated by the immunoelectrophoretic analysis of its antigenic structure]. | | 1965 | 5842932 |
| [4 autochtonal cases of microspory due to microsporum ferrugineum. extension of the endemic to the south-east region]. | | 1966 | 5914156 |
| [4 autochthonous cases of microsporia caused by microsporum ferrugineum. extension of the endemic to the southeast region]. | | 1966 | 5916701 |
| studies in mycology. ii. microsporum ferrugineum. three related cases of microsporum ferrugineum infection, two affecting british subjects. | | 1967 | 6080380 |
| studies in the differentiation between microsporum ferrugineum ota and trichophyton soudanense joyeux. | a study, conducted with 20 isolates of microsporum ferrugineum and 12 isolates of trichophyton soudanense, revealed that some of the discrepancies in the literature regarding their characteristics and differentiation were due to methodology, strain variation and the use of an insufficient number of isolates. we found all isolates of t. soudanense to be urease negative and gelatinase positive (usually by the first week); to produce brown to black colonies on lowenstein-jensen medium; to rapidly d ... | 1984 | 6371542 |
| a clinical and mycologic study of tinea corporis and pedis in puerto rico. | a study of the causative agents of tinea corporis and pedis in puerto rico in 1982 disclosed four different dermatophytes from a total of 97 cases. among the total of 49 fungus specimens collected in tinea corporis, the mycologic flora consisted of four different fungus species: trichophyton rubrum, 42 isolates (85.7%); epidermophyton floccosum, 4 (8.1%); trichophyton mentagrophytes, 2 (4%); and microsporum ferrugineum, 1 (2%). among the total of 48 fungus specimens collected in tinea pedis, the ... | 1984 | 6500796 |
| a survey of dermatophytes isolated from human patients in the united states from 1979 to 1981 with chronological listings of worldwide incidence of five dermatophytes often isolated in the united states. | a survey of dermatophytes isolated from patients seeking medical advice was made from 1979 to 1981 in the united states. the survey included 54 locations with data from 40 cities and 2 states. correlations of these data with that of the other localities of the world were made to illustrate the dynamic epidemiology of several common dermatophytes. the most often isolated dermatophyte in this survey was trichophyton rubrum having 53.66% of the total for these three calendar years. in a chronologic ... | 1984 | 6727982 |
| microscopic observation of human hairs infected with microsporum ferrugineum. | human hairs infected with microsporum ferrugineum were examined by light and scanning electron microscopy to obtain information on the parasitic form. the fungus invaded the hair filaments and developed hyphae between the hair cuticles and cortex. spheroids of arthroconidia were frequently observed to invade the hair follicle. a mosaic sheath of massive spheroids was observed around the hair filaments. the smooth-walled arthroconidia with chitinous surfaces were single, spherical or subspherical ... | 1983 | 6888496 |
| [first isolation of microsporum ferrugineum (ota 1921) in munich]. | | 1982 | 7144810 |
| study of dermatomycoses. | 555 clinically suspected cases of dermatomycoses were studied for causative fungi and their detailed clinical manifestations. the fungi were demonstrated on routine koh mount and/or by culture in 464 cases (83.6%). tinea corporis was the predominant fungal infection (30.6%) and t. rubrum was the main etiologic agent. favus (t. schoenleini) was found only in cases from jammu and kashmir valleys. there was a high incidence of tinea capitis among children. trichophyton tonsurans was isolated in cas ... | 1981 | 7216596 |
| dermatophyte pseudomycetoma: a case report. | a 25-year-old man presented with several prominent subcutaneous masses in the occipital region of the scalp. he had a long history of tinea capitis and tinea corporis infection. histopathology of the occipital lesions showed mycelial aggregates in the deep dermis and subcutis. cultures of the excised material and superficial scales grew a fungus identified as microsporum ferrugineum. we propose the term 'dermatophyte pseudomycetoma' to describe this distinctive mycosis. | 1993 | 8286261 |
| outbreak of tinea capitis caused by microsporum ferrugineum in thailand. | there was an outbreak of tinea capitis at the pak-kred home for mentally and physically handicapped babies, bangkok, thailand in 1993. one hundred and thirty-eight cases were diagnosed as tinea capitis based on clinical signs and positive laboratory investigations. the results of wood's light examination, koh preparation and fungal culture were positive in 89.9, 75.9 and 27.4% respectively. the non-inflammatory form had a higher rate of positive koh and culture than in the inflammatory form. mic ... | 1996 | 9066157 |
| [tinea capitis and corporis caused by trichophyton soudanense in an immigrant family from africa]. | several weeks before coming to germany the two daughters (aged 3 and 6 years) of a family from togo had developed desquamating skin changes over the hairy scalp. these had then spread to the trunk and limbs. the 8-weeks-old son also had discrete lesions on the hairy scalp and neck. in all of them these lesions had then spread and begun to itch markedly. when first seen as out-patients the father was free of symptoms, but the other members of the family had multiple, sharply circumscribed, partly ... | 1999 | 10365177 |
| [microsporum canis mycetoma of the scalp]. | mycetoma is a chronic subcutaneous tumefaction with presence of grains or granules. etiological agents include bacteria or filamentous fungi. mycetoma due to dermatophytes is uncommon, mainly occurring in africa. to our knowledge, no case has been reported in the west indies. only two observations of micosporum canis mycetoma in humans have been reported in the literature. we report a third case of mycetoma of the scalp caused by this fungus. | 2000 | 11011164 |
| keratinopathogenic mould fungi and dermatophytes in healthy and diseased hooves of horses. | specimens of hoof horn from 187 horses were examined for a possible relationship between clinically affected hooves and the occurrence of pathogenic fungi. specimens were taken from the coronary band and from the stratum externum and medium of the coronary horn and transferred on to sabouraud dextrose agar, with and without cycloheximide, and incubated at 28 degrees c. dermatophytes and mould fungi were identified by their macroscopic and microscopic characteristics. the 732 isolates could be as ... | 2000 | 11128074 |
| [two cases of tinea capitis by microsporum ferrugineum believed infected in myanmar]. | we report two cases of tinea capitis by microsporum (m) ferrugineum. a two year old boy (case 1) visited our hospital 3 months after his return from myanmar. about a year later, we observed the same symptom on the scalp of his mother (case 2). in both cases itraconazole was effective clinically and mycologically. in japan, although m. ferrugineum was the most common organism of tinea capitis before the 1960s, no cases of tinea are found caused by this species nowdays. we believe these cases to h ... | 2003 | 12913810 |
| [clinical aspects and mycology of microsporosis caused by microsporum ferrugineum]. | | 1953 | 13136828 |
| [microsporum ferrugineum in child centers]. | | 1955 | 13293755 |
| [polymorphism of microsporum ferrugineum]. | | 1956 | 13389603 |
| [diagnostic problems in microsporosis caused by microsporum ferrugineum]. | | 1960 | 13750213 |
| [results obtained by griseofulvin in an epidemic of tinea caused by "microsporum ferrugineum"]. | | 1959 | 13806035 |
| first case of microsporum ferrugineum from iran. | this is a first case of microsporum ferrugineum from iranian patient. a 42 year old man was examined for tinea faciei infection. direct koh preparations from skin scraping revealed hyaline septate branching mycelium. cultures of skin scrapings yielded m. ferrugineum after three weeks. isolate was identified based on colony morphology on sabouraud's dextrose agar medium (s), microscopic morphology of slide culture, and biochemical reactions. | 2006 | 16649084 |
| treatment of tinea capitis caused by microsporum ferrugineum with itraconazole. | a prospective, non-randomized, open clinical trial was conducted to determine the efficacy of itraconazole for treatment of microsporum ferrugineum tinea capitis. itraconazole capsules were given every day in continuous group and every day for 1 week on and 3-week off in pulse therapy group. concomitant topical therapy with 2% ketoconazole shampoo was used daily. clinical evaluation consisted of assessing the degree of hair loss, scaling, erythema, pustule, and crust. in both groups, the treatme ... | 2005 | 16856430 |
| epidemiology of dermatophytoses in a rural community in eastern nigeria and review of literature from africa. | a total of 4,287 primary school children, comprising 1,740 males and 2,547 females in arochukwu local government area of abia state nigeria were examined for clinical signs of dermatophytoses. about 873 (20.4%), consisting of 505 males and 368 females had lesions consistent with dermatophytoses. the disease was more prevalent in males (29%) than females (14.4%) in a ratio of approximately 2:1 (p < 0.05). the infection rate increased from 16.8% in the 4-6 year age group to a peak of 28.1% in the ... | 2007 | 17657581 |
| tinea capitis among primary school children in some parts of central nigeria. | tinea capitis is the most common superficial mycosis in children of school age. although it is of public health importance, it is not a reportable or notifiable disease; therefore, actual prevalence figures are unknown in many endemic areas. the aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of tinea capitis among primary school children in two states in central nigeria, highlighting the main aetiological agents of the infection and possible predisposing factors. a total of 28 505 primary scho ... | 2008 | 18422924 |
| changes in frequency of agents of tinea capitis in school children from western china suggest slow migration rates in dermatophytes. | tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp of children in western china, with the gray-patch from being the most prevalent. twenty years ago, the most widespread etiologic agent was reported to be trichophyton violaceum, which was later succeeded by microsporum ferrugineum and trichophyton schoenleinii. in the framework of our recent study, 97 isolates were collected from patients with clinically suspected tinea capitis. identification was performed by conventional methods and ... | 2008 | 18608883 |
| first case of microsporum ferrugineum from tunisia. | this is the first case of microsporum ferrugineum isolated from a tunisian patient. a 60-year-old man was admitted for tinea sycosis associated with circinate herpes of the hand. examination disclosed diffuse erythematic and perifollicular papules and pustules in the beard area. typical ringworm vesiculo-pustular lesions involved skin of the hand. isolates were identified as microsporum sp on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic colony characteristics. the diagnosis of m. ferrugineum was con ... | 2009 | 19184525 |
| dermatophytes in republic of macedonia. | (full text is available at http://www.manu.edu.mk/prilozi). a total of 1742 clinically suspected samples was examined for the incidence and distribution of dermatophytes in the republic of macedonia from june 2007 to jan. 2009. 600 dermatophytes were isolated and identified. in the studied period 9 different dermatophyte species were isolated, namely trichophyton rubrum (48.83%), microsporum canis (20%), trichophyton mentagrophytes var. interdigitale (16.83%), epidermophyton floccosum (4.17%), t ... | 2010 | 20693949 |
| multilocus differentiation of the related dermatophytes microsporum canis, microsporum ferrugineum and microsporum audouinii. | microsporum ferrugineum, an uncommon causative agent of dermatophytosis, has restricted endemicity. iranian strains suspected to be m. ferrugineum from two patients with tinea were analysed using the rdna internal transcribed spacer (its) region and the partial β-tubulin (bt2) and translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1) genes. strains were compared to reference strains to differentiate m. ferrugineum from its relatives microsporum canis and microsporum audouinii. inter-species differences for t ... | 2012 | 21903828 |
| morphological and molecular identification of two strains of dermatophytes. | in this study, we used traditional morphological and molecular identification methods to preliminarily identify two strains of dermatophytes. the two strains were observed under the microscope. and then the dermatophytes were cultured on sabouraud's dextrose agar (sda). the 18s rrna regions of the two dermatophyte strains were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (pcr), and the pcr products were sequenced and compared with genbank data. blast tools and dnaman software were used to analyze the ... | 2013 | 24337859 |
| the changing face of dermatophytic infections worldwide. | dermatophytes evolve along with the geography and socioeconomic conditions. epidermophyton floccosum, microsporum audouinii and trichophyton schoenleinii acted as the major pathogens of superficial fungal diseases 100 years ago, but their frequency decreased dramatically since the middle of the twentieth century and they are limited to some less-developed countries nowadays; meanwhile, frequency of trichophyton rubrum, trichophyton interdigitale, trichophyton tonsurans and microsporum canis incr ... | 2017 | 27783316 |
| translation elongation factor 1-α gene as a potential taxonomic and identification marker in dermatophytes. | intra- and interspecies variations of the translation elongation factor 1-α (tef-1α) gene were evaluated as a new identification marker in a wide range of dermatophytes, which included 167 strains of 30 species. an optimized pan-dermatophyte primer pair was designed, and the target was sequenced. consensus sequences were used for multiple alignment and phylogenetic tree analysis and the levels of intra- and interspecific nucleotide polymorphism were assessed. between species, the analyzed part o ... | 2015 | 25550390 |
| pcr and real-time pcr approaches to the identification of arthroderma otae species microsporum canis and microsporum audouinii/microsporum ferrugineum. | the identification of species in the arthroderma otae complex is essential to determine the origin of infection and to eliminate the risk of transmission. microsporum canis is a zoophilic species, whereas microsporum audouinii and microsporum ferrugineum are anthropophilic species. in this paper, we propose alternative methods that permit species-specific identification of both anthropophilic and zoophilic members of the a. otae complex methods: two pcr assays were designed based on differences ... | 2016 | 27306227 |
| spectrum of dermatophyte infections in botswana. | dermatophyte infections are a common cause of superficial fungal infection in different geographical locations of the world. usually, it involves superficial invasion of keratinized tissue, eg, skin, nails, and hair, but in immunosuppressed individuals, it may cause atypical, extensive and deep lesions, which may pose serious diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. | 2015 | 25834462 |
| [contribution to the identification of trichophyton (langeronia) soudanese and of trichophyton ferrugineum]. | | 1963 | 14074059 |
| [study of 136 strains of trichophyton ferrugineum (ota 1921), langeron and milochevitch 1930, and of its white variety isolated in belgian congo]. | | 1950 | 14811185 |
| prof. masao ota. | masao ota was a professor of dermatology at tokyo imperial university. he is known to dermatologists around the world as the researcher who identified nevus of ota. he is also known for his research on hansen's disease. he was critical of the forced isolation policy and the sterilization law. he dreamt of developing chemotherapeutic measures and dedicated himself to cultivating mycobacterium leprae. among his accomplishments, those in the area of medical mycology are particularly remarkable. his ... | 2017 | 28855482 |
| remarkable works and cases in the history of medical mycology in japan. | several pathogenic fungi and cases related to japanese medical mycologists were reviewed. trichosporon inkin (as sarcinomyces inkin) was reported as a pathogen of scrotal lesion by oho in 1921, and trichosporon asahii was isolated from generalized keratotic lesions in 1922 by akagi in japan. they were once included in trichophyton beigelii, but then based on revision using dna molecular technology, were returned to their original names.microsporum ferrugineum was reported by ota as a causative d ... | 2017 | 28566664 |