During recent decades, the emergence of pathogenic fungi has posed an increasing public
health threat, particularly given the limited number of antifungal drugs available to treat …

Superficial fungal infections of the skin, hair, and nails are the fourth most common cause of
human disease affecting 20% to 25% of the world's population [1]. Dermatophytosis is a …

Extensive dermatophytosis caused by terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton indotineae
harboring Phe397Leu and Leu393Ser substitutions in the squalene epoxidase enzyme was …

Background An alarming increase in recalcitrant dermatophytosis has been witnessed in
India over the past decade. Drug resistance may play a major role in this scenario …

The disease burden of chronic‐relapsing and therapy‐refractory superficial dermatophytosis
dramatically increased in India within the past 5‐6 years. In order to evaluate the prevalence …

Dermatophytes are common causes of skin, hair, and nail infections in humans. The most
common species causing infections in humans are Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton …

Dermatophytoses or tinea refers to superficial fungal infection of keratinized tissues.
Although generally considered easy to treat, recalcitrant infections, presenting as extensive …

Chronic recalcitrant dermatophytoses, due to Trichophyton (T.) mentagrophytes Type VIII are
on the rise in India and are noteworthy for their predominance. It would not be wrong to …

Numerous reports describe the emergence of resistance in dermatophytes, especially in T.
rubrum and T. mentagrophytes/indotineae strains. We here present a review of the current …

In recent years, cases involving terbinafine-resistant Trichophyton isolates have been
reported increasingly, particularly in India. We present 14 cases of terbinafine treatment …