Fungal skin infections

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Link to DermNet pages on fungal skin infections.

Introduction to fungal infections.

fungal infections

Candida

Candida Overview
Napkin dermatitis (honeycomb eruption)
Non-albicans Candida Infections
Oral thrush (oral thrush)
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (vaginal thrush)
Candida intertrigo (skin fold infection)
Paronychia (nail fold infections)
Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Cyclic vulvovaginitis (cyclic symptoms due to vulvovaginal candidiasis)

Malassezia

Malassezia Overview
Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor
Malassezia folliculitis (pityrosporum)
Seborrheic dermatitis

dermatophyte infections

Mycology (study of fungi)
Laboratory tests for fungal infection.
Ringworm infections
Tinea barbae (fungal infection of the beard)
Tinea capitis (fungal infection of the scalp)
Tinea corporis (fungal infection of the trunk and extremities)
Jock itch (fungal infection of the groin)
Tinea faciei (fungal infection of the face)
Tinea incognita (often spelled incognito; fungal infection treated with steroids)
Tinea manuum (fungal infection of the hand)
Tinea pedis (fungal infection of the foot)
Ringworm of the nails (onychomycosis, fungal infection of the nails)
Majocchi granuloma (deep fungal infection of hair follicles)
Kerion (fungi abscess)
Dermatophytida (id) reactions (dermatitis in reaction to ringworm infection)

deep fungal infections

Aspergillosis
Blastomycosis
Cryptococcosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Mycetoma
Sporotrichosis
Spread of sporotrichoids
Systemic fungal infection
Zygomycosis

Other fungal infections

mold infections
black ringworm
Favus
tropical skin diseases

Treatment of fungal infections.

Treatment of fungal infections.
Oral antifungal medications
Current antifungal medications

Differential diagnosis of fungal infections

Athlete's foot (rash between the toes, which is often but not always caused by a fungal infection)
Cradle (pityriasis capitis, infantile seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp)
Intertrigo (rashes on the body)