ReviewIndian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology
The unprecedented epidemic-like scenario of dermatophytosis in India: II. Diagnostic methods and taxonomical aspects.
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- Eruptive zoophilic dermatophytosis and the expanding role of molecular diagnostics.AME case reports · 2026Article
- Zoonotic and Anthropophilic Trichophyton mentagrophytes Complex Infection in Human: An Update and Narrative Review.Mycoses · 2025Review
- Molecular Characterization of Dermatophytes Isolated in a Tertiary Care Hospital in the North Eastern Part of India.Cureus · 2024Article
- Dermatophytosis Caused by Trichophyton indotineae (Trichophyton mentagrophytes ITS Genotype VIII) in Sri Lanka.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- Expert Panel Review of Skin and Hair Dermatophytoses in an Era of Antifungal Resistance.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Review
- Insights into Changing Dermatophyte Spectrum in India Through Analysis of Cumulative 161,245 Cases Between 1939 and 2021.Mycopathologia · 2023Article
- Notes from the Field: First Reported U.S. Cases of Tinea Caused by Trichophyton indotineae - New York City, December 2021-March 2023.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2023Article
- Potential Inhibitory Effect of Miltefosine against Terbinafine-ResistantPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Antifungal activity of alexidine dihydrochloride in a novel diabetic mouse model of dermatophytosis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Article
- [Fungal infections of skin and nails].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2021Article
- A Clinico-mycological, Antifungal Drug Sensitivity and Therapeutic Study of Extensive Dermatophytosis in Coastal Andhra Pradesh.Indian dermatology online journalArticle
- Proposal for a Severity Score (DeASI, Dermatophytosis Area and Severity Index) for the Evaluation of Dermatophyte Infections - A Delphi Consensus Study.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
- Clinicomycological Pattern of Dermatophytosis in Odisha, a Coastal State of Eastern India.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
- A Cross-sectional Study Comparing theIndian journal of dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
Trichophyton (T.) mentagrophytes now accounts for an overwhelming majority of clinical cases in India, a new "Indian genotype" (T. mentagrophytes ITS genotype VIII) having been isolated from skin samples obtained from cases across a wide geographical distribution in this country. The conventional diagnostic methods, like fungal culture, are, however, inadequate for diagnosing this agent. Thus, molecular methods of diagnosis are necessary for proper characterization of the causative agent. The shift in the predominant agent of dermatophytosis from T. rubrum to T. mentagrophytes, within a relatively short span of time, is without historic parallel. The apparent ease of transmission of a zoophilic fungus among human hosts can also be explained by means of mycological phenomena, like anthropization.
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