Dermatophytosis is a widespread disease with high prevalence and a substantial economic
burden associated with costs of treatment. The pattern of this infectious disease covers a …

Fungal infections of the skin, known as dermatophytoses, are initiated at the epidermal
barrier and lead to dysfunctions of the stratum corneum and cornified skin appendages …

Fungal infections in humans are among the most prevalent diseases globally. Superficial
invasion by dermatophytes leads to skin, hair, and nail infection. Even though they have …

Background There are numerous factors that predispose to onychomycosis including
genetic predisposition, diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, vascular disease and …

Countless observational studies conducted over the last century reveal that dermatophytes
infect humans of every age, race, gender, and socioeconomic status with strikingly high …

Dermatophytes initiate dermatophytosis, but susceptibility to infection is dictated by host
genetic factors, although the role of some of these—such as human beta-defensin 2 (hBD-2) …

La onicomicosis es la enfermedad más frecuente de las uñas. Es una infección de la unidad
ungular causada por dermatofitos, mohos y levaduras, de los cuales, los primeros son los …

Background Onychomycosis is multifactorial in origin. Studies have suggested an autosomal
dominant pattern of inheritance and human leukocyte antigen DR4 (HLA‐DR4) has been …

Onychomycosis is known to have predisposing factors and a high prevalence within families
that cannot be explained by within-family transmission. We determined the frequency of HLA …

Background: The variability in susceptibility to onychomycosis for individuals exposed to the
same environmental risk factors raises the possibility that there may be individuals with a …