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Tinea nigra. Tinea nigra, also known as superficial phaeohyphomycosis and Tinea nigra palmaris et plantaris, [2] is a superficial fungal infection, a type of phaeohyphomycosis rather than a tinea, that causes usually a single 1–5 cm dark brown-black, non-scaly, flat, painless patch on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet of ...
Dermatophytosis. Dermatophytosis, also known as tinea and ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin [2] (a dermatomycosis), that may affect skin, hair, and nails. [1] Typically it results in a red, itchy, scaly, circular rash. [1] Hair loss may occur in the area affected. [1] Symptoms begin four to fourteen days after exposure. [1]
Tinea nigra (also known as "superficial phaeohyphomycosis", [2] and "Tinea nigra palmaris et plantaris" [18]) is a superficial fungal infection that causes dark brown to black painless patches on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet. [11]
H. werneckii causes a rare superficial and non-invasive skin infection tinea nigra. [10] The typical symptoms are non-scaly, smooth, brown-black painless spots on the palms of hands and soles of feet. The growth of H. werneckii in liquid media is often yeast-like, although it can switch to filamentous growth. The mechanism of the switch is not ...
Malassezia furfur. Malassezia furfur (formerly known as Pityrosporum ovale) is a species of yeast (a type of fungus) that is naturally found on the skin surfaces of humans and some other mammals. It is associated with a variety of dermatological conditions caused by fungal infections, notably seborrhoeic dermatitis and tinea versicolor.
Tinea manuum is a fungal infection of the hand, mostly a type of dermatophytosis, often part of two feet-one hand syndrome. [2][4] There is diffuse scaling on the palms or back of usually one hand and the palmer creases appear more prominent. [2] When both hands are affected, the rash looks different on each hand, with palmer creases appearing ...
Males>females [ 3 ] Two feet-one hand syndrome (TFOHS), is a long-term fungal condition where athlete's foot or fungal toe nail infections in both feet is associated with tinea manuum in one hand. [ 3 ][ 7 ] Often the feet are affected for several years before symptoms of a diffuse scaling rash on the palm of one hand appear, which is when most ...
Fungal infection, also known as mycosis, is a diseasecaused by fungi. [5][13]Different types are traditionally divided according to the part of the body affected; superficial, subcutaneous, and systemic.