Fungal diseases kill more than 1.5 million and affect over a billion people. However, they are
still a neglected topic by public health authorities even though most deaths from fungal …

Dermatophytes are amongst the most common fungal agents causing superficial skin
infections. The epidemiology of dermatophytosis has changed during the last century under …

Dermatophytosis is currently a disease of global importance and a public health burden. It is
caused by dermatophytes, which attack and grow on dead animal keratin. Dermatophytes …

Background. Dermatophytosis is a disease of major public health problem around the globe
causing a considerable morbidity. Objective. To study the prevalence of dermatophytosis …

Tinea capitis is a common and endemic dermatophytosis among school age children in
Africa. However, the true burden of the disease is unknown in Africa. We aimed to estimate …

Background Tinea capitis accounts for25 to 30% of all fungal infections, but it is often
ignored because it is not life threatening in nature. It is more common among schoolchildren …

The burden of severe fungal infections (FIs) is not well addressed in Ethiopia. We have
estimated the burden of FIs from multiple demographic sources and by searching articles …

Background Skin problems cause significant sickness in communities with poor living
conditions, but they have received less attention in national or global health studies because …

Dermatophyte infections are a global health problem but neglected in Uganda. This work
aimed at determining prevalence of dermatophytosis and antifungal activity of ethanolic …

Outbreaks of tinea capitis (TC) represent a major medical and economic burden. Population
migrations have become a phenomenon of increasing relevance for medical conditions …